The Moderating Effect of Confiding on the Influence of Loneliness on Depression

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The Moderating Effect of Confiding on the Influence of Loneliness on Depression

Yuanyuan Fang 1*
  • 1 Institute of Psychology, Southwest University, Tiansheng, Chongqing, China    
  • *corresponding author 20138149@stu.sicau.edu.cn
LNEP Vol.6
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-37-9
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-38-6

Abstract

Today’s society pays more and more attention to the physical and mental health of college students. In order to help people find effective ways to reduce their negative emotions, researchers at home and abroad have conducted studies on confiding, believing that confiding can relieve people’s depression at certain times, and sometimes it will be aggravated. This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of confiding in the influence of loneliness levels on depression levels. The direct method was used to quantify the loneliness level, depression level, confiding frequency, and confiding empathy of the participants through questionnaires. The results showed that the level of loneliness had a significant positive impact on the level of depression, and neither the frequency of confiding nor the degree of empathy had a moderating effect on the level of loneliness and depression. Subsequent research should appropriately broaden the group of subjects, and improve the confiding itself by conducting more direct and precise research.

Keywords:

Confiding, Loneliness, Empathy, Depression

Fang,Y. (2023). The Moderating Effect of Confiding on the Influence of Loneliness on Depression. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,621-627.
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References

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[2]. Yu, H. B. ,Zhang, J. F. (2000). A review of foreign research on the effect of confiding. Advances in Psychological Science, 18(003), 67-72.

[3]. Wang, X. L. ,Ren, G. Y. ,Zhao, X. M. . (2000). Loneliness and depression and their relationship. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 14(6), 3.

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[6]. Zhang, Y. L. . (2010). Effect of empathy on nurse-patient communication. Chinese Journal of Nursing (12), 2.

[7]. Duan, M. , Liang, X. M. , Liu, K. Z. . (2014). Loneliness and empathy deficit in long-term hospitalized schizophrenic patients. Sichuan Mental Health, 27(2), 3.

[8]. Zhou, L. , Li, Z. , Hu, M. , Xiao, S. Y. . (2012). Reliability and validity of ULS-8 Loneliness Scale and its application. Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences), 37(11), 1124-1128.

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[10]. Zhong, J. H. . Study on self-disclosure and related factors in wechat moments of "post-90s" college students

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Fang,Y. (2023). The Moderating Effect of Confiding on the Influence of Loneliness on Depression. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,621-627.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 5

ISBN：978-1-915371-37-9(Print) / 978-1-915371-38-6(Online)
Editor：Muhammad Idrees, Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga
Conference website: https://www.icihcs.org/
Conference date: 18 December 2022
Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Volume number: Vol.6
ISSN：2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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References

[1]. Firstpsychology. (2021). The latest figures show that 54 million people in China suffer from depression, with the highest prevalence among young people.

[2]. Yu, H. B. ,Zhang, J. F. (2000). A review of foreign research on the effect of confiding. Advances in Psychological Science, 18(003), 67-72.

[3]. Wang, X. L. ,Ren, G. Y. ,Zhao, X. M. . (2000). Loneliness and depression and their relationship. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 14(6), 3.

[4]. Wu, L. Q. . Primary school children’s loneliness coping style and its relationship with peer relationship and loneliness. (Doctoral dissertation, Southwest University).

[5]. Yu, M. Z. , Li, D. P. , Wang, C. K. , Xie, X. J. , Zhou, L. M. , Zhen, X. B. . (2007). The relationship between loneliness and self-concealment, self-disclosure, coping style and social support in college students. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 21(11), 5.

[6]. Zhang, Y. L. . (2010). Effect of empathy on nurse-patient communication. Chinese Journal of Nursing (12), 2.

[7]. Duan, M. , Liang, X. M. , Liu, K. Z. . (2014). Loneliness and empathy deficit in long-term hospitalized schizophrenic patients. Sichuan Mental Health, 27(2), 3.

[8]. Zhou, L. , Li, Z. , Hu, M. , Xiao, S. Y. . (2012). Reliability and validity of ULS-8 Loneliness Scale and its application. Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences), 37(11), 1124-1128.

[9]. Wang, C. F. , Cai, Z. H. , Xu, Q. . (1986). Analysis of self-rating Depression Scale-SDS in 13340 normal subjects. Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases (5).

[10]. Zhong, J. H. . Study on self-disclosure and related factors in wechat moments of "post-90s" college students

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