01 June 2023>: Clinical Research
An Online Survey on the Relationship Between Positive Coping and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) of Medical Students in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Social Support
Hong-tao Song 12ABCDEF* , Ling-ling Xia 1EF , Yan Ma 1B , Dongliang Jiao 1B , Sihan Chen 3B , Lijing Wang 1B , Wenjuan Wang 1B , Peipei Song 1B , Linlin Mu 1B , Li Li 1B , Mengdie Pan 1B , Lei Zhang 1B , Jing Zhao 1B , Jun-da Li 1EFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939485
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939485
Table 5 Bootstrap test of the mediating effect of positive coping on post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Pathways | Estimate | Standard error | 95% CI | p |
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Total effect | ||||
Positive coping→PTSS | −0.310 | 0.019 | −0.346 to −0.271 | |
Direct effect | ||||
Positive coping→PTSS | −0.128 | 0.036 | −0.194 to −0.054 | 0.002 |
Positive coping→Social support | 0.636 | 0.027 | 0.580 to 0.688 | |
Social support→PTSS | −0.286 | 0.041 | −0.370 to −0.209 | |
Indirect effect | ||||
Positive coping→Social support→PTSS | −0.182 | 0.030 | −0.249 to −0.129 | |
CI – confidence interval. |