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April 1, 2026BMC PsychologyOpen Access

The effect of stressful life events on adolescents with depression: the chain mediating role of basic psychological needs and self-esteem

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FGFurong GouNingxia Medical UniversityXTXin TianShanxi Medical UniversityXMXinrong MaNingxia University

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Examines how basic psychological needs and self-esteem mediate depression linked to stressful life events in adolescents, suggesting pathways for intervention.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore the mediating roles of basic psychological needs and self-esteem in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adolescents.
  • Sample included 312 adolescents aged 12–19 diagnosed with depression.
  • Participants completed self-report measures for life events, psychological needs, self-esteem, and depression.
  • A chain mediation model was tested using SPSS PROCESS, controlling for gender.
  • Stressful life events positively correlated with adolescent depressive symptoms (B=0.305, p<0.001).
  • Basic psychological needs and self-esteem served as sequential mediators, explaining 47.25% of total variance in depression.
  • Basic needs mediated 20.62%, self-esteem mediated 19.57%, and the chain pathway mediated 7.05%.

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Gou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ccb78416edfba7beb89900https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04441-5
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