Journal of Global Humanities and Social Sciences 2737-5374 2737-5382 BONI FUTURE DIGITAL PUBLISHING CO.,LIMITED https://ojs.bonfuturepress.com/index.php/GHSS/article/view/1561 5 1 2024 2024-01-18 The Effects of Cognitive Social Support on Medical Students' Depressive Symptoms: the Mediating Role of Self-efficacy Hong Wang,Dawei Huang,Wenyan Ma,DaLin Li 499 medical students were given the Perceptual Social Support Scale and the Self-Efficacy Scale in order to investigate the link and processes between depression symptoms and these constructs. The Perceptual Social Support Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Depression Scale were used to investigate 499 medical students. The results showed that: ①Depressive symptoms were substantially inversely correlated with perceived social support; ②The association between depressed symptoms and perceived social support was mediated by self-efficacy. Consequently, lowering depressed symptoms in medical students can be achieved through raising self-efficacy and social support. navigating social support,self-efficacy,depression 10.61360/BoniGHSS242015610104

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