Effect of Adversity Life Experience on Callous-Unemotional Traits of College Students: Moderated Mediating Effect

Abstract

Abstract: The study explored the mechanism of adversity life experience in predicting callous-unemotional traits of college students through a moderated mediation model centering on resilience. A sample of 1872 college students from Hunan province completed a questionnaire survey. The results indicated that: 1) Resilience played a partial mediating effect between adversity life experience and callous-unemotional traits. Adversity life experience not only had a direct influence on callous-unemotional traits but also had an indirect influence on callous-unemotional traits through resilience. 2) The utilization of social support moderated this mediation effect. It moderated the first and second paths of the mediation. Therefore, the influence of adversity life experience on the callous-unemotional traits of college students had a moderating mediating effect.

Key words: adversity life experience, utilization of social support, resilience, callous-unemotional traits

摘要： 为考察不良生活经历对大学生冷酷无情特质的影响机制，采用问卷法调查了湖南省4所学校1872名大学生。结果发现：（1）心理弹性在不良生活经历与大学生冷酷无情特质之间具有部分中介效应，不良生活经历既对冷酷无情特质产生直接影响，也能通过心理弹性对冷酷无情特质产生间接影响；（2）社会支持利用度对心理弹性的中介作用具有调节效应，它调节了中介过程的前半路径和后半路径。因此，不良生活经历对大学生冷酷无情特质的影响具有调节的中介效应。

关键词: 不良生活经历, 社会支持利用度, 心理弹性, 冷酷无情特质

CLC Number:

B849

WANG Xiaofeng, YAN Liangshi. Effect of Adversity Life Experience on Callous-Unemotional Traits of College Students: Moderated Mediating Effect[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2020, 18(6): 846-853.

王小凤, 燕良轼. 不良生活经历对大学生冷酷无情特质的影响：有调节的中介效应[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2020, 18(6): 846-853.

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