Epidemic Rumination and Resilience on College Students' Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Fatigue

Baojuan Ye; Xiuxiu Zhou; Hohjin Im; Mingfan Liu; Xin Qiang Wang; Qiang Yang

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.560983

Frontiers in Public Health (Dec 2020)

Epidemic Rumination and Resilience on College Students' Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Fatigue

Baojuan Ye,
Xiuxiu Zhou,
Hohjin Im,
Mingfan Liu,
Xin Qiang Wang,
Qiang Yang

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Baojuan Ye: Center of Mental Health Education and Research, School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
Xiuxiu Zhou: Center of Mental Health Education and Research, School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
Hohjin Im: Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
Mingfan Liu: Center of Mental Health Education and Research, School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
Xin Qiang Wang: Center of Mental Health Education and Research, School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
Qiang Yang: School of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.560983
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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The restriction of numerous sectors of society and the uncertainty surrounding the development of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in adverse psychological states to college students isolated at home. In this study, we explored the mediating role of fatigue in the effects of epidemic rumination and resilience on depressive symptoms as well as how epidemic rumination and resilience may interact with one another. A large sample of Chinese college students (N = 1,293) completed measures on epidemic rumination, resilience, fatigue, and depressive symptoms. Results indicated depressive symptomology was positively predicted by epidemic rumination while negatively predicted by resilience. In both cases, fatigue partially mediated these effects and positively predicted depressive symptoms. Unexpectedly, epidemic rumination and resilience interacted in a manner where the effect of rumination on fatigue became stronger as resiliency increased. Theoretical and practical implications are provided to further interpret the results.

Published in Frontiers in Public Health

ISSN: 2296-2565 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health

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