@Article{jpa.2025.065783,
AUTHOR = {Yujing Tao},
TITLE = {Awe and depression: The serial mediating role of future self-continuity and the presence of meaning},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Psychology in Africa},
VOLUME = {35},
YEAR = {2025},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {99--105},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jpa/v35n1/60842},
ISSN = {1815-5626},
ABSTRACT = {This study investigated the relationship between college students’ awe and depression, along with the mediating roles of future self-continuity and presence of meaning. 891 Chinese college students (570 female; mean age 18.59; SD 1.34) from one university completed four surveys: Dispositional Awe Subscale, Future self-continuity Scale, Meaning in Life Scale and Depression Scale. Using structural equation modelling and the bootstrap method, the results delineated that awe negatively related to depression, and future self-continuity and presence of meaning had a serial mediation effect, reducing depression. The study implies educational institutions should foster a positive mental health education environment, urging students to develop positive traits, enhancing well-being and resilience, and facilitating psychological development.},
DOI = {10.32604/jpa.2025.065783}
}