Scholarlink

Objective <p>This study aimed to investigate whether offline and online social support mediate the relationship between negative life events (NLEs) and suicidal ideation among Chinese students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on gender differences.</p> Methods <p>Using stratified sampling, 1,800 middle-high school and university students across China were surveyed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with bias-corrected bootstrapping (5,000 samples) tested mediation effects, while multigroup SEM evaluated gender invariance. The Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist (ASLEC), Scale of Suicidal Ideation (SSI), and modified social support scales were administered.</p> Results <p>Offline social support significantly mediated NLEs’ impact on suicidal ideation: among males, for punishment (indirect effect = -0.007, 95% CI [-0.012, -0.003]) and adaptation (0.009, [0.004, 0.015]); among females, for learning pressure (0.008, [0.003, 0.013]), loss (0.013, [0.006, 0.021]), interpersonal relationships (0.024, [0.015, 0.034]), and adaptation (0.015, [0.008, 0.023]). Online social support showed no mediating effects for either gender. Multigroup SEM confirmed gender-invariant mediation structures (Δχ<sup>2</sup> = 3.29, <i>p</i> = 0.17).</p> Conclusion <p>Offline social support serves as a critical mediator of NLEs’ effects on suicidal ideation, with gender-specific pathways. Online support cannot substitute for tangible networks during crises. Findings emphasize the need for gender-tailored offline support interventions and longitudinal research to inform suicide prevention strategies.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Unraveling the influence of offline and online social support on the connection between negative life events and suicidal ideation: a cross-sectional and gender-based examination among Chinese students amid the COVID-19 crisis

  • 期刊论文

  • 出版模式：

    开放获取

  • 发表日期：

    2025年11月14日

查看全文
  • Moye Xin,
  • Chengxi Yang,
  • Lijin Zhang,
  • Xueyan Yang

摘要

Objective

This study aimed to investigate whether offline and online social support mediate the relationship between negative life events (NLEs) and suicidal ideation among Chinese students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on gender differences.

Methods

Using stratified sampling, 1,800 middle-high school and university students across China were surveyed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with bias-corrected bootstrapping (5,000 samples) tested mediation effects, while multigroup SEM evaluated gender invariance. The Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist (ASLEC), Scale of Suicidal Ideation (SSI), and modified social support scales were administered.

Results

Offline social support significantly mediated NLEs’ impact on suicidal ideation: among males, for punishment (indirect effect = -0.007, 95% CI [-0.012, -0.003]) and adaptation (0.009, [0.004, 0.015]); among females, for learning pressure (0.008, [0.003, 0.013]), loss (0.013, [0.006, 0.021]), interpersonal relationships (0.024, [0.015, 0.034]), and adaptation (0.015, [0.008, 0.023]). Online social support showed no mediating effects for either gender. Multigroup SEM confirmed gender-invariant mediation structures (Δχ2 = 3.29, p = 0.17).

Conclusion

Offline social support serves as a critical mediator of NLEs’ effects on suicidal ideation, with gender-specific pathways. Online support cannot substitute for tangible networks during crises. Findings emphasize the need for gender-tailored offline support interventions and longitudinal research to inform suicide prevention strategies.