| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 891242 | Personality and Individual Differences | 2013 | 6 Pages |
This study examined relations among self-supporting personality, stress, social support, and psychological symptoms in a sample of 782 Chinese undergraduate students using the Self-Supporting Personality Scale for Adolescent Students (SSPS-AS), Adolescent Self-Rating Life Event Checklist (ASLEC), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MPSSS), and Symptoms Check List 90 (SCL-90). As predicted, results from cross-sectional structural equation analyses suggested that stress and social support mediate the relationship between four self-supporting personality traits and psychological symptoms; an alternative stress-moderation model was not supported.
► We examine the relationship between self-supporting personality and symptoms. ► The self-supporting personality traits were negatively related to symptoms. ► The alternative moderation models of stress were not supported. ► Mediation models of stress and social support were supported partly.
