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The Effects of Parent-child Relationship on Depression among Rural Primary and Secondary School Boarders: Analyses Based on Variable Center and Person Center

LI Xi1, ZHANG Pengcheng1, WANG Haibin2   

  1. 1. School of Educational Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226019;
    2. School of Educational Science, Huangshan University, Huangshan 245041
  • Published:2024-08-27

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Abstract: To examine the effect of the parent-child relationship on depression and its mechanism, the study measured the parent-child relationship, need to belong, psychological capital, and depression in 1773 rural primary and secondary school boarders based on the Conservation of Resources theory (COR). The variable-oriented analysis showed that the parent-child relationship of rural primary and secondary school boarders negatively predicted their depression level; psychological capital played a partial mediating role; and the need to belong played a moderating role between the parent-child relationship and psychological capital. The person-oriented analysis revealed that the parent-child relationship and need to belong could be divided into four categories: excellent relationships-high need type, middle-upper relationships-high need type, middle-lower relationships-high need type, and poor relationships-low need type. Specifically, taking excellent relationships-high need type as a reference, it was found that the other three categories significantly and positively predicted the level of depression, and psychological capital played a partial mediating role among them. It shows that the parent-child relationships, need to belong, and psychological capital play an important role in preventing depression in rural primary and secondary school boarders. Moreover, parent-child relationship and belonging needs have different matching patterns.

Key words: rural primary and secondary school boarders, parent-child relationship, need to belong, psychological capital, depression

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  • B844
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