The Role of Perceived Social Support and Stress in the Relationship between Hope and Depression among Chinese Shadow Education Tutors: A Serial Mediation Model

Mohan Zhang, Yunpeng Wu, Chengjun Ji and Jianfen Wu
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Mohan Zhang: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Yunpeng Wu: School of Teacher Education, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, China
Chengjun Ji: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Jianfen Wu: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: The association between hope and depression has been studied, leaving the underlying mechanism of how hope might predict depression unexplored. With a cross-sectional design, this study investigated two possible mediating factors in the relationship between hope and depression among Chinese shadow education tutors, who confront a high turnover rate and are at high risk for depression. Altogether, 221 tutors participated in the survey, and reported their dispositional hope, perceived social support (PSS), perceived stress (PS), and depression. Results indicated that both PSS and PS mediated the relationship between hope and depression. Results also supported the hypothesized serial mediating effect. In other words, hope as a positive disposition may promote PSS, which can mitigate PS. The reduced PS, in turn, alleviates depression. This finding not only shed light on the independent and accumulative mediating effects of PSS and PS, but also has implications for preventive interventions among Chinese shadow education tutors experiencing the enormous pressure of instability. This serial mediation model should be confirmed by further longitudinal study.

Keywords: hope; social support; perceived stress; depression; mediation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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