医学生物质主义价值观和抑郁:生命意义感的中介作用

Materialistic values and depression in medical students: the mediating effect of meaning in life

目的探讨医学生物质主义价值观、抑郁和生命意义感之间的关系。方法采用物质主义倾向量表(MTS)、简版生活目的量表(PIL-SF)、患者健康问卷-9(PHQ-9)对某医科大学1158名医学生进行调查。结果 17.33%的医学生有明显抑郁症状;医学生物质主义与生命意义感之间呈显著负相关(r=-0.229,P<0.01),生命意义感与抑郁之间呈显著负相关(r=-0.476,P<0.01),物质主义与抑郁之间呈显著正相关(r=0.246,P<0.01);生命意义感在物质主义和抑郁之间起部分中介作用,中介效应占总效应比例为41.2%。结论物质主义价值观可直接影响医学生的抑郁水平,也可通过生命意义感的中介作用间接影响其抑郁水平。

Objective To explore the relationship between materialistic values and depression in medical students. Methods A random sample of 1158 college students from a medical university in Guangdong Province was investigated using the materialism tendency scale(MTS), the simplified version of purpose in life test(PIL-SF) and the patient health questionnaire(PHQ-9). Results The survey showed that 17.33% of the students had obvious depressive symptoms. A negative correlation was found between the materialistic values and the meaning in life(r=-0.229, P<0.01) in these students;materialistic values were positively correlated with depression(r=0.246, P<0.01), and the meaning in life was negatively correlated with depression(r=-0.476, P<0.01). Meaning in life mediated the relationship between materialistic values and depression, which accounted for41.2% of the total effects. Conclusion Meaning in life partially mediates the relationship between materialistic values and depression.