Rumination and depression in Chinese college students: the roles of loneliness and gender

Bibo Mo; Xiaoshi Liu; Lijie Ren

doi:10.1186/s40359-025-03268-w

November 25, 2025BMC PsychologyOpen Access

Rumination and depression in Chinese college students: the roles of loneliness and gender

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Key Points

Depression is linked to the level of rumination and loneliness among college students, and gender also plays a role.
Findings show significant correlations, emphasizing the need for interventions designed to lower depression rates.
Analysis of psychological factors among Chinese college students highlights the importance of mental health support.
Results indicate a significant mediating effect of loneliness on the rumination-depression relationship.

Implication

Observational analysis reveals loneliness mediates rumination and depression in college students, suggesting targeted psychological interventions.

Abstract

These findings deepen our understanding of the mediating role underlying the relationship between rumination and depression. In addition, these findings encourage to design psychological interventions to reduce the level of depression.

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Mo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6928f126a65b730b9ea7a4a0 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03268-w

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Rumination and depression in Chinese college students: the roles of loneliness and gender

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