The Impact Of Perceived Social Support On Coping Styles Of High School Students

The high school stage is an important stage of life.The psychology and physiology of students in this period are developing rapidly,but the imbalance and instability of their psychological development will bring many problems to the growth of high school students.When high school students face these problems,what kind of response will they take? Numerous studies have found that different coping styles will directly affect the mental health level and subjective well-being of high school students,and coping styles are affected by perceived social support and psychological capital.This research analyzes the current situation and relationship between high school students' coping styles,perceived social support and psychological capital,and deeply explores the impact mechanism of perceived social support and psychological capital on the mode.It is designed to help high school students solve problems in a proactive and mature way when facing pressure and difficulties.In this study,a questionnaire survey method was adopted.Two high schools in Yuncheng City,Shanxi Province were randomly sampled.A total of 589 questionnaires were issued to eliminate missing and invalid questionnaires.A total of 532 valid questionnaires were recovered,and the effective questionnaire recovery rate was 90.32% The following conclusions are drawn:(1)In terms of coping styles,high school students mostly adopt mature coping styles such as problem solving and help seeking.In demographic variables,boys scored significantly higher than girls in rationalization dimension,the only child scored significantly higher than non only child in self blame dimension,and the higher grade scored significantly higher than the lower grade in problem-solving and help seeking.(2)In terms of perceived social support,the perceived social support of high school students is at the upper middle level.In demographic variables,high school students living in urban areas have significantly higher scores of perceived social support and family support than rural high school students,and high grade students have significantly higher scores of perceived social support and all dimensions than low grade students.(3)In terms of psychological capital,the psychological capital of high school students is at the upper middle level.The scores of the four dimensions from high to low are optimism,resilience,self-efficacy,and hope.In terms of demographic variables,boys scored significantly higher than girls.The psychological capital of high school students is significantly different in urban and rural areas in terms of overall level,optimism,resilience,and self-efficacy,and the residence is significantly higher in urban areas than in rural areas.The overall score and psychological dimensions of high school one are significantly lower than those of high school two and high school three.(4)There is a close relationship among comprehend social support,psychological capital and coping style.Comprehend social support and psychological capital can positively predict mature coping styles such as solving problems and asking for help;negatively predict and cope with immature coping styles such as retreat,fantasy,and self-blame.(5)Psychological capital plays a partial intermediary role in perceived social support and coping styles.