Table_1_Stress and emotion in a locked campus: the moderating effects of resilience and loneliness.DOCX

The aim of this study is to investigate the dynamic relationship between Chinese students’ emotions and stress during a strict lockdown period in a university setting and the context of a global pandemic. Dynamic structural equation modeling was used to investigate the moderating role of resilience and loneliness in this relationship. The participants consisted of 112 students. Based on loneliness and resilience measures and the intensive tracking of emotional stress over a 21-day period, the results of data analysis indicated that the students’ overall levels of positive emotions were low and relatively independent of negative emotions. Negative emotions were significantly autoregressive and their baseline was closely related to the individual’s overall feelings of stress and loneliness levels, fluctuating with feelings of stress. The results confirm the hypothesis that resilience helps to stabilize emotions. Individuals with low resilience may be more emotionally sensitive in confined environments, while receiving social support may help to alleviate low moods.

本研究旨在探究全球大流行病背景下，某高校严格封控期间中国大学生的情绪与压力之间的动态关联。本研究采用动态结构方程模型（Dynamic structural equation modeling），考察心理弹性（resilience）与孤独感在该关联中的调节作用。本研究的被试共计112名大学生，基于针对孤独感与心理弹性的测评，以及对情绪压力连续21天的密集追踪，数据分析结果显示：被试整体的积极情绪水平偏低，且与消极情绪相对独立；消极情绪表现出显著的自回归效应，其基线水平与个体整体的压力感受及孤独感程度密切相关，并随压力感受发生波动。研究结果验证了“心理弹性有助于稳定情绪”这一假说：心理弹性较低的个体在封闭环境中情绪敏感性更强，而获得社会支持则有助于缓解低落情绪。