Chain-mediating effects of school connectedness and academic burnout in the relationship between stress and depression among adolescents

WANG Yanzhe; WANG Qingyu; LIN Zheng; LI Sha

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1335

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4) : 366-371. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1335

Chain-mediating effects of school connectedness and academic burnout in the relationship between stress and depression among adolescents

WANG Yanzhe¹, WANG Qingyu^1,2, LIN Zheng^1,3, LI Sha^1,4

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Objective To explore the chain-mediating effects of school connectedness and academic burnout on the relationship between stress and depressive symptoms in adolescents, in order to provide insights for early prevention and intervention of adolescent depression. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to June 2019 among 490 adolescents in grades 7 - 11 from one middle and one high schools in Nanjing, China. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Adolescent Academic Burnout Scale, School Connectedness Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale were used to assess depressive symptoms, academic burnout, school connectedness, and perceived stress, respectively. Spearman's rank correlation was used to analyze the relationships among variables, and the PROCESS macro in SPSS was employed to examine the chain mediation effects of school connectedness and academic burnout between stress and depressive symptoms. Results Significant correlations were observed among stress, school connectedness, academic burnout and depression (r=-0.487 to 0.634, P<0.001). Stress significantly predicted depressive symptoms (b=1.233, P<0.001). School connectedness and academic burnout independently mediated the relationship between stress and depression, with mediation effect sizes of 9.00% and 11.92%, respectively. Additionally, school connectedness and academic burnout acted as chain mediators between stress and depressive symptoms, with a mediation effect of 3.57%. Conclusion Perceived stress is directly related to depression and is also indirectly associated with depression in adolescents through the chain-mediating effects of school connectedness and academic burnout.

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adolescent / depression / academic burnout / school connectedness

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WANG Yanzhe, WANG Qingyu, LIN Zheng, LI Sha. Chain-mediating effects of school connectedness and academic burnout in the relationship between stress and depression among adolescents[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2025, 33(4): 366-371 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1335

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