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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Developmental Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1430482
This article is part of the Research Topic Promoting a Kinder and More Just World: The Development of Prosocial, Moral, and Social Justice Behaviors in Adolescence View all 6 articles

Perceived Social Support and Deviant Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

Provisionally accepted
HONG CHI HONG CHI Linlin Fan Linlin Fan Weijie Meng Weijie Meng *
  • Ludong University, Yantai, China

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    The current study aimed to examine the moderated mediation between perceived social support, deviant behavior of new street corner youth on campus, interpersonal needs (as a mediator), meaning in life (as a moderator). 596 new street corner youth on campus were investigated with Deviant Behavior Questionnaire, Perceived Social Support Scale, Interpersonal Need Questionnaire, and Meaning in Life Questionnaire. The findings showed that:(1) Perceived social support significantly and negatively predicted deviant behavior;(2) Interpersonal needs mediated the association between perceived social support and deviant behavior;(3) A moderated mediating role of perceived social support influencing deviant behavior was established, and the direct and the first half paths of the model were regulated meaning in life. The results have important value for deviant behavior of new street corner youth on campus.

    Keywords: perceived social support, Interpersonal needs, meaning in life, Deviant behavior, new street corner youth on campus

    Received: 10 May 2024; Accepted: 28 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 CHI, Fan and Meng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Weijie Meng, Ludong University, Yantai, China

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