OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 812-815.

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A study on correlation between psychological resilience,social support and sense of life meaning in adolescents in Nanchang City

GAO Jing   

  1. Department of Pediatrics,No. 908 Hospital of People's Liberation Army Joint Service Support Force,Nanchang Jiangxi 330000,China
  • Received:2022-06-24 Revised:2022-08-01 Published:2026-03-04

Abstract: Objective To investigate the psychological resilience,social support and sense of life meaning of adolescents in Nanchang City,in order to provide reference for adolescents' mental health education. Methods From September to November 2021,the convenience sampling method was used to select 304 students from a middle school in Nanchang City as the research object. The general data questionnaire,the adolescent psychological resilience scale,the perception of social support scale,and the meaning of life scale were applied in the investigation,and the data were analyzed. Results The scores of psychological resilience,social support and sense of life meaning of 304 adolescents in Nanchang City were (82.74±12.86),(50.01±8.96) and (41.74±7.48)points,respectively. The adolescents' psychological resilience was positively correlated with social support and sense of life meaning(r=0.911,0.947,both P<0.05),and the adolescents' social support was positively correlated with life meaning(r=0.916,P<0.05). Whether the only child,household registration place,physical health,family support,other supports,life meaning seeking,and life meaning experience were the main influencing factors of adolescents' psychological resilience. Conclusions The psychological resilience of adolescents is at a moderate level in Nanchang City and needs to be improved,and it is correlated with positive psychological factors such as social support and sense of life meaning. The society,schools,and families should pay attention to the cultivation of adolescents' social support and sense of life meaning,so as to improve their psychological resilience and promote their mental health development.

Key words: Adolescents, Psychological resilience, Social support, Sense of life meaning, Correlation

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