以社會自我效能作為中介變項：大學生社會支持與憂鬱之關係

Social self - efficacy as a Mediator variable: the Relationship between Social Support and Depression in College Students

The purpose of this study was to understand whether social self-efficacy played a role of mediator variable between social support and depression. The research instruments were social self-efficacy scale, social support scale and depression scale. 461 students of four-year college students in Taiwan were recruited as research participants. The major findings were as follows: social self-efficacy produced a complete mediating effect between social support and depression in college students, and the higher the social support, the higher the social self-efficacy and the lower the depression.