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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Health Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1477221

The Influence of Family Socioeconomic Status on College Students' Mental Health Literacy: The Chain Mediating Effect of Parenting Styles and Interpersonal Relationships

Provisionally accepted
Jie Wu Jie Wu 1Haoyuan Shen Haoyuan Shen 1Yunbo Shen Yunbo Shen 1Xianglin Liao Xianglin Liao 2Xianglian Yu Xianglian Yu 1*
  • 1 Jianghan University, Wuhan, China
  • 2 Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

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    With the increasing prevalence of mental health challenges among college students, understanding how family background and interpersonal dynamics affect mental health literacy is critical. This study examined the relationships between family socioeconomic status, mental health literacy, parenting styles, and interpersonal relationships among 1,107 college students. Using an online questionnaire, the study explored how family socioeconomic status, parenting styles, and interpersonal relationships influence mental health literacy. The results showed that family socioeconomic status significantly and positively predicts mental health literacy. Both positive and negative parenting styles were found to partially mediate the relationship between family socioeconomic status and mental health literacy. Additionally, interpersonal relationships partially mediated this relationship. Finally, the study revealed that positive and negative parenting styles acted as sequential mediators between family socioeconomic status and mental health literacy through interpersonal relationships. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms by which family socioeconomic factors shape mental health literacy among college students.

    Keywords: Family socioeconomic status, Mental health literacy, parenting styles, interpersonal relationships, chain mediating role

    Received: 07 Aug 2024; Accepted: 14 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wu, Shen, Shen, Liao and Yu. 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: Xianglian Yu, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China

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