Effect of university student’s poor interpersonal relationships on depression: mediating effect of obsessive thinking and moderating role of sense of meaning
ZHANG Chao, WANG Jindao, LI Jiaojiao
Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangzhou 511300, Guangdong Province, China
Abstract：Objective To explore the mediating role of obsessive thinking in the relationship between poor interpersonal relationships and depression, and investigate the moderating role of sense of meaning in the relationship between obsessive thinking and depression. Methods A survey was conducted among 387 university students by using adolescent poor interpersonal relationships scale, obsessive thinking scale, sense of meaning scale, and stress-anxiety-depression scale. The relevant data were statistically analyzed. Results Poor interpersonal relationships were significantly positively correlated with depression（r=0.57, P<0.001）and obsessive thinking（r=0.44, P<0.001）; obsessive thinking was significantly positively correlated with depression（r=0.53, P<0.001）. Obsessive thinking mediated the relationshipbetween poor interpersonal relationships and depression（95% CI: 0.10-0.20）. Sense of meaning had a significantmoderating effect on the relationship between obsessive thinking and depression（β=-0.10, P<0.001）. Conclusion Poor interpersonal relationships can not only directly and positively predict depression but also indirectly influence it through obsessive thinking; sense of meaning plays a moderating role, with a high level of sense of meaning weakening the positive impact of obsessive thinking on depression.
张 超，王金道，李娇娇. 大学生不良人际关系对抑郁的影响：强迫思考的中介作用和拥有意义感的调节作用[J]. 教育生物学杂志, 2025, 13(1): 33-.
ZHANG Chao, WANG Jindao, LI Jiaojiao. Effect of university student’s poor interpersonal relationships on depression: mediating effect of obsessive thinking and moderating role of sense of meaning. JOURNAL OF BIO-EDUCATION, 2025, 13(1): 33-.
