The DOI matches its Crossref record; 35 of the 36 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Prevalence of psychological distress and the effects of resilience and perceived social support among Chinese college students: Does gender make a difference?
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the gender differences in the prevalence of psychological distress, and in the effects of resilience and perceived social support on psychological distress among Chinese college students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in current study. The psychological distress, resilience, and perceived social support of 1400 university students of China were measured using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the 12-item Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, respectively. Multiple group analyses were conducted using structural equation modeling to examine the moderating role of gender in the effects of resilience and perceived social support on psychological distress. The prevalence of psychological distress was 90.86%. Female college students reported a higher prevalence of psychological distress (94.07%) than males (89.11%). Among male college students, the resilience was more strongly associated with psychological distress than perceived social support (-0.18 vs.-0.16). In contrast, among female college students, resilience was not significantly related, but perceived social support was closely related with psychological distress (0.01 vs. -0.31). In conclusion, Chinese female college students are more vulnerable to psychological distress than males. Gender moderates the relationships among resilience, perceived social support, and psychological distress.
Overview
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
In the citing paper
“The Chinese version of the PSSS has shown good reliability and validity in various populations (Feng et al., 2018, Wang et al., 2020, Zhang et al., 2018).”
From Mental health status of medical staff in emergency departments during the Coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in China (2020) · cites this paper as Zhang et al., 2018
Citations
Cites
The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
Zimet, G. D., Dahlem, N. W., Zimet, S. G., & Farley, G. K. (1988) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa5201_2 · Cited by 13,339
Structural Equation Modelling: Guidelines for Determining Model Fit
Hooper, D., Coughlan, J., & Mullen, M. R. (2008) · Dublin Institute of Technology · doi:10.21427/d7cf7r · Cited by 8,746
Screening for serious mental illness in the general population
Kessler, R. C., Barker, P. R., Colpe, L. J., Epstein, J. F., Gfroerer, J. C., Hiripi, E., Howes, M. J., Normand, S.-L. T., Manderscheid, R. W., Walters, E. E., et al. (2003) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archpsyc.60.2.184 · Cited by 5,692
Mechanisms Linking Social Ties and Support to Physical and Mental Health
Thoits, P. A. (2011) · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · doi:10.1177/0022146510395592 · Cited by 4,076
Campbell‐Sills, L., & Stein, M. B. (2007) · Journal of Traumatic Stress · doi:10.1002/jts.20271 · Cited by 3,575
Gender differences in depression: Critical review
Piccinelli, M., & Wilkinson, G. (2000) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.177.6.486 · Cited by 2,376
Mental health problems and help-seeking behavior among college students
Hunt, J., & Eisenberg, D. (2010) · Journal of Adolescent Health · doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.08.008 · Cited by 1,949
Psychological resilience, positive emotions, and successful adaptation to stress in later life.
Ong, A. D., Bergeman, C. S., Bisconti, T. L., & Wallace, K. A. (2006) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.91.4.730 · Cited by 1,687
Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among university students
Eisenberg, D., Gollust, S. E., Golberstein, E., & Hefner, J. L. (2007) · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry · doi:10.1037/0002-9432.77.4.534 · Cited by 1,592
Psychological distress in university students: A comparison with general population data
Stallman, H. M. (2010) · Australian Psychologist · doi:10.1080/00050067.2010.482109 · Cited by 1,372
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Items 201–289 of 289
Njoroge, W., Gitau, C. W., Onchari, E., Ongeri, L., Khakali, L., Khan, M. M., Merali, Z., Atwoli, L., & Shah, J. (2025) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0317981 · Cited by 2
Yan, S., Wen, X., Huang, W., & Li, H. (2025) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-025-07769-0 · Cited by 2
Gundeslioglu, H., Gray, K. M., Thompson, P. A., & Langdon, P. E. (2025) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-025-07002-8 · Cited by 2
Zhang, W., Li, Q., Chen, X., Ya, Z., & Shi, X. (2025) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108517 · Cited by 2
Ge, C., Li, X., Li, J., & Yang, C. (2026) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-025-03915-2 · Cited by 2
Hubungan perilaku hidup sehat dengan distres psikologis pada mahasiswa keperawatan
Wuisang, M., & Lainsamputty, F. (2023) · HOLISTIK JURNAL KESEHATAN · doi:10.33024/hjk.v17i2.9363 · Cited by 2
Shen, X., Gao, Y., Suliman, M., He, X., & Qi, M. (2024) · The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher · doi:10.1007/s40299-024-00939-x · Cited by 2
Park, E. Y., Bixter, M. T., Donoghue, C., Reinschmidt, R. S., Gonzales, J. J., Chow, L., & Perez, F. D. (2025) · Journal of American College Health · doi:10.1080/07448481.2025.2484547 · Cited by 4
Corona, R., Everhart, R. S., Ramos, M. S., Lohr, K. D., & Holder, R. L. (2024) · Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies · doi:10.29333/ejecs/1828 · Cited by 3
Hanif, T., & Gul, I. (2024) · doi:10.53555/jptcp.v31i3.5131 · Cited by 2
Kazemi, M., Khalili, P., Hasani, H., Chavoshian, F., Jalali, Z., Hadavi, M., Vecchia, C. L., & Jamali, Z. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-81635-0 · Cited by 2
Wang, Q. (2021) · Journal of Psychoactive Drugs · doi:10.1080/02791072.2021.1953641 · Cited by 2
Yin, Y., Zhang, J., Lv, M., Li, H., Li, H., & Zhang, J. (2021) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-444216/v1 · Cited by 2
Self-citationŞahin, E. E. (2023) · Yaşadıkça Eğitim · doi:10.33308/26674874.2023372558 · Cited by 1
Orujeni, E., Somar, N. H., & Tahmoresi, N. (2024) · Journal of Research and Health · doi:10.32598/jrh.14.4.2348.1 · Cited by 1
Socio-psychological and personal risk factors of stress development in students
Kotova, M. B., Maksimov, S. A., Kurakin, M., Kostina, N., Takhirov, R., & Drapkina, O. M. (2025) · Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine · doi:10.17116/profmed20252806181 · Cited by 1
Amare, A., Yigzaw, N., Tesfaye, B., Tirfeneh, E., Tinsae, S., Temesgen, K., & Mesafint, G. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1544252 · Cited by 1
Study on Perceived Stress, Coping, & Social Media Addiction Among College Students
Basak, R., & Manna, P. (2023) · International Journal of Health Sciences and Research · doi:10.52403/ijhsr.20230617 · Cited by 1
Metacognition, Psychological Resilience and Suicidal Ideation among Students
Kausar, N., & Nadeem, H. (2025) · journal of social sciences review · doi:10.62843/jssr.v5i2.530 · Cited by 1
Female football leadership styles: how leaders influence players’ perception of meaningful work
Silva, A. J., & Alcobia, S. (2025) · Gender in Management An International Journal · doi:10.1108/gm-07-2025-0437 · Cited by 1
Ebrahimian, S., Rostami, M., Ehyaie, S., & Ghalandary, P. (2025) · International Journal of Adolescence and Youth · doi:10.1080/02673843.2025.2608765 · Cited by 1
ФOРМУВАННЯ ПРOФЕCІЙНOЇ CТІЙКOCТІ COЦІАЛЬНИХ ПРАЦІВНИКІВ: ПРOФІЛАКТИКА ЕМOЦІЙНOГO ВИГOРАННЯ
Zamashkina, O., Лазарева, А., & ГОРЯНІН, І. (2025) · Humanitas · doi:10.32782/humanitas/2025.6.10 · Cited by 1
Kaya, Y., DENİZ, M. E., Erişen, Y., Satıcı, S. A., Bırni, G., & Karaağaç, Z. G. (2026) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-026-04618-y · Cited by 1
Nikolaev, E. L., Lazareva, E. Y., & Yakubov, R. (2021) · PERSONALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD HEALTH ADAPTATION DEVELOPMENT · doi:10.23888/humj20214423-432 · Cited by 1
Dou, Y., Fan, H., Yang, X., Du, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, M., Zhang, Z., Qi, X., Luo, Y., Luo, R., et al. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0271285 · Cited by 1
Psychological Distress and Smartphone Addiction: Does Perceived Social Support Make a Difference
Law, M.-Y., & Yap, J.-J. (2022) · International Journal of Emerging Trends in Social Sciences · doi:10.55217/103.v12i2.550 · Cited by 2
Cheraghbeigi, N., Bosak, S., Sayyah, M., Javanmardi, E., & Rokhafroz, D. (2022) · Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal · doi:10.32592/ircmj.2022.24.11.2087 · Cited by 1
Xin, S. K., & Ma’rof, A. A. (2023) · International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences · doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i17/19843 · Cited by 1
FROM GRIT TO LIFE SATISFACTION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS: PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AS A MEDIATOR
Xiaomei, Z., & Ju, S. Y. (2023) · International Journal of Entrepreneurship Business and Technology · doi:10.59021/ijebt.v1i2.66 · Cited by 1
Nguyen, D. T., Nguyen, B. T. N., Nguyen, N. P. H., Nguyen, T., & Nguyen, Q.-A. N. (2025) · Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science · doi:10.1007/s41347-025-00535-w · Cited by 2
Çelik, M. (2021) · International Online Journal of Educational Sciences · doi:10.15345/iojes.2021.04.019 · Cited by 1
Cognitive and Affective Factors in Relation to Learning
(2022) · Frontiers research topics · doi:10.3389/978-2-83250-498-7 · Cited by 1
Mental Health Challenges of Refugee Children
Albertova, S. M. (2024) · European Integration Studies · doi:10.46941/2024.1.1 · Cited by 1
Zhu, Q., Xu, L., Chen, Y., Shi, D., Huang, H., & Cai, Y. (2022) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2058726/v1 · Cited by 1
Development and evaluation of a wellbeing structural model for health sciences students
Zyl, R. V. (2019) · SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University)
Wang, C., Yan, S., Gan, Y., Jiang, H., Guo, Y., Xu, H., Lv, C., & Lu, Z. (2020) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-75584/v1
A Multidimensional Welfare Status of Leprosy Patients Living in a Suburban Area
Irawati, Y., Menaldi, S. L. S., Harini, M., Wahyuni, L. K., Alwin, W., Dwiranti, A., Menaldi, A., Luzanil, S. T., Matsurah, Q., ., D., et al. (2021) · ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement · doi:10.7454/ajce.v5i1.1088
Jin, W., Felix, M. S., & Xian, B. (2022) · Journal of Population and Social Studies · doi:10.25133/jpssv312023.017
Impact of social isolation and loneliness on mental health and wellbeing
(2023) · Frontiers research topics · doi:10.3389/978-2-83251-174-9
Xu, J., & Zhang, H. (2023) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106344
Kiên, V. S. V. N., & Phạm, T. T. (2023) · Tạp chí Y Dược học Cần Thơ · doi:10.58490/ctump.2023i63.1341
Naimat, S., Asad, S., Rehman, S. U., Niamat, S., Saqulain, G., & Kamran, M. (2023) · The Rehabilitation Journal · doi:10.52567/trehabj.v7i03.30
Predictive Power of Resilience to Stress Susceptibility
PİŞKET, Ö., & Çeli̇k, E. (2023) · Bayburt Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi · doi:10.35675/befdergi.1269839
Hanging Out as a Meaningful Occupation
Tri Budi, S. (2024) · Annals of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy · doi:10.23880/aphot-16000256
Renli, A., & Wijaya, A. (2023) · International Journal of Application on Economics and Business · doi:10.24912/ijaeb.v1i4.2736-2753
Nisiani, S. S., Ghanifar, M. H., & Shahbazizadeh, F. (2022) · doi:10.61838/kman.aftj.3.5.24
Ding, Z., & Zhou, Y. (2024) · Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences · doi:10.2478/amns-2024-0412
What Matters for Health and Happiness Among the Older Adults in Asia
(2024) · Frontiers research topics · doi:10.3389/978-2-8325-4584-3
Zhang, X., & Ju, S.-Y. (2024) · International Journal of Social Science Research · doi:10.5296/ijssr.v12i1.21802
Zeng, F., John, W. C. M., Sun, X., & Wang, Y. (2023) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.23265245
Agarwal, D., Chauhan, A., & Kameswari, V. L. V. (2024) · International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development · doi:10.33545/26180723.2024.v7.i6b.680
Taj, A. M., Alsulimani, L. K., Qattan, M. M., Saadi, S. M., & Jawhari, A. A. (2025) · Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine · doi:10.1002/hkj2.12077
Khalifa, W., Algezawy, S., Ibrahim, A., & Nemt-allah, M. A. (2025) · Journal of Palestine Ahliya University for Research and Studies · doi:10.59994/pau.2025.1.1
Elhussein, A. B., Helali, R. G. M., Karar, A., Saeed, A. S. I., Eltayeb, A. S., Ali, M. S. B., Dawod, O. Y., Dafalla, S. E., Mustafa, A. M. A., & feel, A. H. A. (2025) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-7420660/v1
Yıldırım, M. (2025) · Politik Ekonomik Kuram · doi:10.30586/pek.1655046
Li, J.-N., Jiang, X.-M., Zheng, Q.-X., Lin, F., Chen, X.-Q., Pan, Y., Zhu, Y., Liu, R.-L., & Huang, L. (2024) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26568724
Wang, C., Yan, S., Jiang, H., Guo, Y., Gan, Y., Lv, C., & Lu, Z. (2022) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.20522729
Dagani, J., Buizza, C., Ferrari, C., & Ghilardi, A. (2024) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26594696
Chituta, M., & Munalula‐Nkandu, E. (2025) · Medical Journal of Zambia · doi:10.55320/mjz.52.3.694
Kumar, D. A., Lau, P. L., Chua, K. H., Idris, M. A., Goh, S. L., & Abdullah, H. S. L. (2025) · British Journal of Guidance and Counselling · doi:10.1080/03069885.2025.2586118
TIP FAKÜLTESİ 6. SINIF ÖĞRENCİLERİN ACİL TIP STAJI ÖNCESİ VE SONRASI UYKU ANALİZİ
Yasak, İ. H., Giden, R., Doğan, C., Gürbüz, H., & Yılmaz, M. (2025) · Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi · doi:10.24938/kutfd.1702971
Zhang, B. B., Liu, X., Yang, Q. Z., Li, L., & Chi, W. (2026) · Nursing Open · doi:10.1002/nop2.70428
Engaging Educators, Parents, and the Community in Resilience Education
Albertova, S. M., & Newman, D. (2026) · Advances in mental health and addiction · doi:10.1007/978-3-032-06581-0_9
Hasan, M. K., Uddin, H., Younos, T. B., & Mukta, N. A. H. (2026) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-025-26069-7 · Cited by 1
Post-Secondary Students’ Resilience and Canine Companion Attachment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
McArthur, A. D., Makowsky, M., & Syrnyk, C. (2026) · Society and Animals · doi:10.1163/15685306-bja10283
Strength and Resilience in Mothers of Children with Cancer: Grit, Hope, and Social Support
Mursalim, T., Sahrani, R., & Heng, P. H. (2025) · Bisma The Journal of Counseling · doi:10.23887/bisma.v9i3.102848
Shi, J., & Voon, S. (2026) · International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences · doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v16-i3/27825
Adatepe, G., & Canıöz, E. K. (2026) · Kalem Uluslararasi Egitim ve Insan Bilimleri Dergisi · doi:10.23863/kalem.2026.340
Bartosh, I. S., & Olenko, E. (2026) · Psychosomatic and Integrative Research · doi:10.15275/pssr.2026.0105
Madhan, K., Shagirbasha, S., & Iqbal, J. (2026) · Evidence-based HRM a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship · doi:10.1108/ebhrm-08-2025-0387
Lost Legacies: The Dual Burden of Bereavement and Parenthood Under China’s One-Child Policy
Xu, Z., Liu, P., & Gan, L. (2026) · Journal of Gerontological Social Work · doi:10.1080/01634372.2026.2675590
Andriani, A., Raudhoh, S., Rahman, M. A., Annisa, V., & Hafizah, N. (2026) · Jurnal Pembelajaran Bimbingan dan Pengelolaan Pendidikan · doi:10.17977/um065.v6.i8.2026.2
The Relationship between Positive Childhood Experiences, Ego Identity Process, and Resilience
Şanlı, M. E., & Ayhan, F. (2026) · Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi · doi:10.17066/tpdrd.1640772
Hermo-Rebollido, L., Becerra, D. D. L. O., & López‐Larrosa, S. (2026) · QVADRATA Estudios sobre educación artes y humanidades · doi:10.54167/qvadrata.v8i16.2274
Huang, S., Fletcher, J., Wu, J. R., Moser, D. K., Ehrlich, S. F., Spruill, T. M., Cabrera, J., LANDER, S. V., Wu, B., Melkus, G. D., et al. (2026) · The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · doi:10.1097/jcn.0000000000001355
La résilience au féminin : étude phénoménologique auprès de femmes policières au Québec
Angehrn, A., & Jourdan-Ionescu, C. (2026) · Psychologie du Travail et des Organisations · doi:10.1016/j.pto.2026.06.002
Badawy, W., & Al-Qadimi, F. Y. H. (2026) · The Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00223980.2026.2711404
Liu, Y., Cheng, H., Su, H., & Li, J. (2026) · Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal · doi:10.2224/sbp.16184
Yu, H., & Yang, D. (2026) · Behavioral Psychology/Psicología Conductual · doi:10.31083/bp48614
Aunto, T. K., Hasan, F. B., Ahmed, T., & Hasan, M. K. (2026) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e45382
Subasi, S., Çakır, P. A., Yıkılmaz, S. K., Özbey, D., Kaya, E. N., & Bilici, B. (2026) · Sağlık Akademisi Kastamonu · doi:10.25279/sak.1473559
SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE (CD-RISC): A PREDICTIVE MODEL IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Ortega, E. R. N. E., Jiménez, H. G., Elías, B. C., Guanilo-Gómez, S. L., & Coello, J. C. M. (2026) · Acta Innovations · doi:10.62441/actainnovations.v62i.896
In-depth psychometric evaluation of the PsychQOL questionnaire: factor structure and ROC analysis
Seman, K. N. I. K., Sharip, S., Idris, I. B., Hashim, S. M., & Nawi, A. M. (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1803561
Kong, Y., Zhang, K., & Jiang, Z. (2026) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs16112079
Metadata
- Authors
- Zhang, M., Zhang, J., Zhang, F., Zhang, L., & Feng, D.
- Affiliations
- Shandong Normal University (CN)
- Linyi University (CN)
- Shandong University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Feng, Danjun
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-09
- Volume
- 267
- Pages
- 409-413
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2808880682
- Cited by
- 275
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 62 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 8
- FWCI
- 35.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Young Scholars Program of Shandong University (2017WLJH42)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- psychological distress, resilience, perceived social support, gender differences, university students, Chinese students, moderating effect of gender, prevalence of psychological distress
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Perception, Sex Factors, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Students, Prevalence, Resilience, Psychological, Young Adult
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
