Universities and colleges in the United States implemented remote learning and restrictions on in-person social events during the Fall 2020 academic semester. These changes and restrictions, in addition to the other numerous negative impacts of COVID-19, can exacerbate the already stressful transition from high school to college. This transition is a key developmental period during which the complexity of interpersonal relationships and the risk of internalizing symptoms such as anxiety and depression increase. As such, the present study examined dispositional gratitude as a protective factor against depressive symptoms and loneliness among a sample of first-year college students who began college during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also examined whether perceived social support and support provision mediated these relationships. Participants were 364 first-year college students who completed three online surveys during the 1st (T1), 7th (T2), and 14th (T3) weeks of the Fall 2020 academic semester. T1 gratitude was associated with lower T3 depressive symptoms and feelings of loneliness over time. These relationships were mediated by T2 perceived social support but not by T2 support provision. Implications of our findings are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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一年级大学生的感恩与心理困扰：感知社会支持和支持提供的中介作用。

美国的大学和学院在 2020 年秋季学期实施了远程学习并限制了面对面的社交活动。这些变化和限制，加上 COVID-19 带来的其他众多负面影响，可能会加剧从高中到大学的过渡。这一转变是一个关键的发展时期，在此期间人际关系的复杂性以及焦虑和抑郁等内化症状的风险增加。因此，本研究以在 COVID-19 大流行高峰期间开始上大学的一年级大学生样本为样本，考察了性格感恩作为对抗抑郁症状和孤独感的保护因素。我们还研究了感知的社会支持和支持提供是否调节了这些关系。参与者是 364 名一年级大学生，他们在 2020 年秋季学期的第 1 周 (T1)、第 7 周 (T2) 和第 14 周 (T3) 完成了三项在线调查。随着时间的推移，T1 感恩与较低的 T3 抑郁症状和孤独感相关。这些关系是由 T2 感知到的社会支持来调节的，而不是由 T2 提供的支持来调节的。讨论了我们的研究结果的含义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。讨论了我们的研究结果的含义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。讨论了我们的研究结果的含义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。