Abstract
Objective To test the moderating effect of self-esteem between stress and depression as a third-party variable to provide evidence for self-esteem theory of depression.Methods A total of 732 college students from Changsha were tested with the Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List,Self Esteem Scale,and Beck's Depression Inventory.Predictive effect of stress and self-esteem to depression was tested with stepwise regression analysis,while the moderating effect of self-esteem and gender to depression was analyzed with hierarchical regression analysis.Results The scores of stress,self-esteem and depression were significantly correlated with each other.Stress and self-esteem could account for 5.2%and 18.5%of the regression equation was significant(β=-0.105,t=-3.211,P=0.001),and the new △R2 was variance of depression.Conclusions Self-esteem could moderate the relationship of stress and depression,with the level of self-esteem arising,the effect of stress to depression decreasing,which supports the hypothesis of self-esteem theory of depression. Key words: Stress,psychological; Depression; Regression analysis; Self-esteem; Effect moderating
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