Mediating and moderating role of resilience between Machiavellianism and problem about depression,anxiety and stress among kiddies

YANG Zi-hao; GENG Yao-guo; YAN Feng-yan; ZHANG Rui-xing; GUO Wei-wei; WANG Cong-dan

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2017-25-09-05

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2017, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (9) : 879-878. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2017-25-09-05

Mediating and moderating role of resilience between Machiavellianism and problem about depression,anxiety and stress among kiddies

YANG Zi-hao¹,GENG Yao-guo¹,YAN Feng-yan¹,ZHANG Rui-xing²,GUO Wei-wei¹,WANG Cong-dan¹

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Objective To investigate the relationships among Machiavellianism,problems about depression,anxiety and stress and resilience in kiddies in order to explore the actual processes that Machiavellianism affect problems about depression,anxiety and stress.Methods A total of 6 401 kiddies from middle and primary schools in Zhengzhou and Hong Kong participated in the study.Students were sampled to fill out the Kiddie Machiavellianism Scale,the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale,and Resilience Scale.Statistical methods included independent sample t test,Pearson correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis.Results 1) Resilience partially mediated the effect of Machiavellianism on problems about depression,anxiety and stress,and the mediating effect occupied 46% of the total effects.2) Resilience also moderated the relationship between Machiavellianism and problems about depression,anxiety and stress.Conclusiond Machiavellianism not only directly predict children's problems about depression,anxiety and stress,but also makes children face more these problems by weakening resilience.In addition,resilience can reduce the negative impact of Machiavellianism on problems about depression,anxiety and stress,which has a protective effect on children's mental health.

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Machiavellianism / problems about depression,anxiety and stress / resilience

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YANG Zi-hao,GENG Yao-guo,YAN Feng-yan,ZHANG Rui-xing,GUO Wei-wei,WANG Cong-dan. Mediating and moderating role of resilience between Machiavellianism and problem about depression,anxiety and stress among kiddies[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2017, 25(9): 879-878 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2017-25-09-05

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