scholarly journals Moderating role of self-efficacy on the associations of social support with depressive and anxiety symptoms in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 2141-2150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Liu ◽  
Neili Xu ◽  
Lie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Moderating Role

Social support as a source of vitality among college students: The moderating role of social self‐efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
Abraham Carmeli ◽  
Ann C. Peng ◽  
John M. Schaubroeck ◽  
Inbar Amir
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Association Between Anxiety Symptoms and Problematic Smartphone Use Among Chinese University Students: The Mediating/Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Guang-Xiao Li ◽  
Ming-Li Yu ◽  
Chun-Li Liu ◽  
Yun-Ting Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Chinese University Students ◽  
Moderating Role

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is a novel manifestation of addictive behaviors. It is frequently reported to be correlated with anxiety symptoms among University students. However, the underlying mechanism has not yet been thoroughly studied. Whether the association between anxiety symptoms and PSU is mediated or moderated by self-efficacy remains unclarified. A cluster sampling cross-sectional study was thus conducted to explore the potential mediating or moderating effect of self-efficacy in Chinese University students. Participants (N = 1,113) were recruited from eight Universities in Shenyang, China. Of them, 146 did not effectively respond to the questionnaires. Thus, 967 participants were eligible for the final analysis. The mediating or moderating role of self-efficacy in the anxiety-PSU relationship was explored using hierarchical multiple regression. Then the mediation model was further verified using the SPSS macros program (PROCESS v3.0). Our results showed that anxiety symptoms was positively correlated with PSU (r = 0.302, P < 0.01), while self-efficacy was negatively correlated with anxiety symptoms and PSU (r = −0.271 and −0.181, P < 0.01). Self-efficacy partly mediated the relationship between anxiety symptoms and PSU, which accounted for ~17.5% of the total effect that anxiety symptoms have on PSU. However, the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the anxiety-PSU relationship was insignificant. In summary, our findings suggested that self-efficacy partly mediates but not moderates the link between anxiety symptoms and PSU among Chinese University students. Therefore, multicomponent interventions should be made to restrict the frequency of smartphone usage, enhance the level of self-efficacy, and thus promote the mental health status of University students.

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