The effects of mother's education on college student's depression level: The role of family function.
The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of family function on the association between mother's education and their offspring's depression in college (M age = 19.19, SD = 1.60). A sample of 1177 student respondents was systematically sampled from 12 universities that include both generalist universities and specialist institutions in Beijing. The Family Assessment Device (FAD) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) were used to measure family function and students' depression level, respectively. Multiple regression analysis indicated that mother's education was positively associated with college students' depression and negatively associated with general family function. Mediation analysis indicated that mother's education significantly influenced students' depression but the effect was not statistically significant when taking family function into account. General family function mediates the association between mother's education and depression of college students.
['Zhao|Sibo|S|', 'Yiyue|Guo|G|']
D000293:Adolescent D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D003863:Depression D004522:Educational Status D005190:Family D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D009035:Mothers D013334:Students D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D014495:Universities D055815:Young Adult
Education College students Depression level Family function Mediating effect