Author(s)

Rongrong Guo ¹, Yu Long ¹, Ranran Hao ¹, Peiyu Han ¹, Liangsheng Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Department of Education and Psychology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610225, China

Corresponding Author

Peiyu Han

ABSTRACT

This paper is to investigate the relationship between stress perception and psychological adaptation among college students, and the chain-mediated role of positive core schema and self-control. The present study used the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Chinese College Student Adjustment Scale (CCSAS), the Brief Positive Core Schema Scale, and the Self-Control Scale (SCS) to administer the PSS, the CCSAS, the Positive Core Schema Scale, and the SCS to 917 college students. There was a significant negative correlation between college students' stress perception and psychological adaptation, positive core schema, and self-control; psychological adaptation showed a significant positive correlation with positive core schema and self-control; positive core schema was significantly positively correlated with self-control; the effect of college students' stress perception on psychological adaptation was not only reflected in the direct effect but also mediated by positive core schema and self-control through the chain. The effects of stress perception on psychological adaptation are not only in the direct effect but also through the chain mediation of positive core schema and self-control. Finally, this paper concludes that stress perception can affect psychological adaptation through the mediation of positive core schema, can have an effect through the mediation of self-control, and can also have a profound effect on psychological adaptation through the chain mediation of positive core schema and self-control.

KEYWORDS

Stress perception; psychological adaptation; positive core schema; self-control

CITE THIS PAPER

Rongrong Guo, Yu Long, Ranran Hao, Peiyu Han, Liangsheng Wang, Stress Perception and Psychological Adaptation in College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Positive Core Schema and Self-control. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2024) Vol. 8: 152-161. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2024.080620.

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