Objective: This study examined the relationships among Chinese national community consciousness, mental health, and ego identity in college students, and explored the mediating role of ego identity in the relationship between Chinese national community consciousness and mental health. Methods: A convenience sampling method was used to survey 612 college students with the Chinese National Community Consciousness Scale, the College Students’ Mental Health Scale, and the Ego Identity Scale. Mediation effect models were employed to analyze the relationships among Chinese national community consciousness, mental health, and ego identity. Results: (1) Chinese national community consciousness was positively correlated with mental health (r= 0.12, p< 0.01) and ego identity (r= 0.57, p< 0.01); ego identity was also positively correlated with mental health (r = 0.19, p< 0.01) . (2) Ego identity played a mediating role in the association between Chinese national community consciousness and mental health 0.43, 95% CI (0.16, 0.78). Conclusion: Chinese national community consciousness indirectly promotes mental health by enhancing ego identity. It is suggested that university educators optimize interventions for college students’ mental health by strengthening both Chinese national community consciousness and ego identity development.
Zhang et al. (Thu,) studied this question.