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The Impact of Social Support on Depressive Symptoms Through Mindfulness and Resilience Among Chinese Parents Who Lost Their Only Child.
| Title: | The Impact of Social Support on Depressive Symptoms Through Mindfulness and Resilience Among Chinese Parents Who Lost Their Only Child. |
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| Authors: | Wang X; Human Developmental Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan., Duan X; Baoji City Mental Health Industry Association, Baoji, China., Sugawara M; Department of Developmental Psychology, Shirayuri University, Tokyo, Japan., Omori M; Human Developmental Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan.; Department of Integrated Human Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. |
| Source: | Omega [Omega (Westport)] 2026 Aug; Vol. 93 (3), pp. 1876-1893. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 07. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1272106 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-3764 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00302228 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Omega (Westport) Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2015- : Los Angeles Sage Publications Original Publication: Westport, Conn., Greenwood Periodicals. |
| MeSH Terms: | Parents*/psychology , Depression*/psychology , Social Support* , Resilience, Psychological* , Mindfulness*, Humans ; China ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; East Asian People |
| Abstract: | The number of Shidu parents (parents over the age of 45 years who have lost their only child) has been increasing in China, which is important because Shidu parents experience depressive symptoms. This study investigated the potential mediating roles of mindfulness and resilience in the relation between social support and depressive symptoms among Shidu parents. From June to December 2021, 111 Shidu parents in Baoji city, China, completed a web-based survey on social support, depressive symptoms, mindfulness, and resilience. The results indicated that Shidu parents suffer from a high risk of depressive symptoms, and significant correlations were found between the study variables. Path analysis models showed that the relation between social support and depressive symptoms in Shidu parents was fully mediated by a combination of mindfulness and resilience. These findings further highlighted the significance of social support, mindfulness, and resilience in potentially alleviating depressive symptoms among Shidu parents. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: depressive symptoms; mindfulness; resilience; shidu parents; social support |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240808 Date Completed: 20260626 Latest Revision: 20260630 |
| Update Code: | 20260630 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00302228241272529 |
| PMID: | 39113214 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1541-3764 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/00302228241272529 |