TITLE:
The Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Junior High School Students’ Post-Stress Growth: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital
AUTHORS:
Yan Li, Suqiong Qin
KEYWORDS:
Junior High School Students, Perceived Social Support, Psychological Capital, Post-Stress Growth, Mediating Effect
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.11 No.7,
July
20,
2020
ABSTRACT: Purpose: To explore the mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between the perceived social support and junior high school students’ post-stress growth. Method: Measured a total of 474 junior high school students with the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire, Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Children’s Post-Stress Growth Scale. Results: 1) There is a significant positive correlation between perceived social support, psychological capital and junior high school students’ post-stress growth; 2) Psychological capital has a mediating effect on the relationship between perceived social support and junior high school students’ post-stress growth. Conclusion: Cultivating junior high school students’ ability of perceived social support, developing and enhancing their level of psychological capital can promote their post-stress growth.