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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2024

Open Access 01-12-2024 | Research

A serial mediating effect of perceived family support on psychological well-being

Authors: Jing An, Xuanyu Zhu, Zhan Shi, Jinlong An

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Family has a significant impact on individual mental health. Based on social support theory, family system theory and the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF), this research constructed a model of the pathway of perceived family support on psychological well-being and the results empirically clarified that perceived family support has a significant positive relationship with emotional well-being, social well-being, and psychological well-being (P < 0.001). Emotional well-being positively influences social well-being and psychological well-being (P < 0.001). Social well-being positively affects psychological well-being (P < 0.001). There were direct mediating effects of emotional well-being (13.45%), direct mediating effects of social well-being (32.82%) and a serial mediating effect (28.07%) between perceived family support and psychological well-being (P < 0.001).
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Metadata
Title
A serial mediating effect of perceived family support on psychological well-being
Authors
Jing An
Xuanyu Zhu
Zhan Shi
Jinlong An
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18476-z

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