ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of student-to-student confirmation on college students’ self-reported mental health and well-being. It was proposed that confirming messages work to reduce indicators of mental illness (i.e., depression, stress, and anxiety), which in turn affect students’ mental health (i.e., psychological well-being). College students (N = 412) completed a survey questionnaire. Results of correlational and mediation analyses indicate that student-to-student confirmation is related to psychological well-being as well as indicators of mental illness (i.e., depression). Self-reported depression symptoms mediated the relationship between all three dimensions of student-to-student confirmation and psychological well-being. This study contributes to the growing conversation of college student mental health and its relation to the teaching-learning process, as well as contributing to the theoretical understanding of confirmation in the college classroom.

摘要

这项研究的目的是检验学生对学生的确认对大学生自我报告的心理健康和幸福的影响。有人提出，确认信息可以减少精神疾病的指标（即抑郁，压力和焦虑），从而反过来影响学生的心理健康（即心理健康）。大学生（N= 412）完成了调查问卷。相关和调解分析的结果表明，学生对学生的确认与心理健康以及精神疾病（即抑郁）的指标有关。自我报告的抑郁症状介导了学生对学生确认的所有三个方面与心理健康之间的关系。这项研究有助于增进大学生心理健康的对话及其与教学过程的关系，并有助于对大学课堂中确认的理论理解。