@Article{jpa.2025.065759,
AUTHOR = {Siqi Ma, Pei Zhang},
TITLE = {Interpersonal adjustment and depression in college students: The mediating effect of core self-evaluation and moderating effect of gender},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Psychology in Africa},
VOLUME = {35},
YEAR = {2025},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {135--141},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jpa/v35n1/60829},
ISSN = {1815-5626},
ABSTRACT = {This study aimed to explore how core self-evaluations and gender influence interpersonal adjustment and depression risk. Participants were 1748 college students (female = 59.73%, male = 40.27%, mean age = 18.71 years, SD = 0.78 years). The students completed the Interpersonal Adjustment Scale for College Students, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, and Core Self-evaluation Scale. The results of Linear regression and mediated moderated effects modeling revealed that college students with higher interpersonal adjustment and core self-evaluation scores were at lower risk for depression. Core self-evaluation mediated the relationship between interpersonal adjustment and depression in college students for lower risk for depression. Gender moderated the relationship between interpersonal adjustment and core self-evaluation in college students for higher risk for depression in female students. From these findings, we conclude that interpersonal adjustment and core self-evaluation are significant for screening depression risk college students. Moreover, female students may benefit from targeted interventions aimed at their interpersonal adjustment for reducing their risk of depression.},
DOI = {10.32604/jpa.2025.065759}
}