The impact of family intimacy on college students’ negative emotions—the chain mediating effect of social support and psychological resilience
Wu Chen
IntroductionFamily intimacy—a core facet of family functioning—has been posited to protect college students from negative emotions, yet the mechanisms remain insufficiently specified. This study tested whether social support and psychological resilience independently and sequentially mediate the association between family intimacy and negative emotions.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was administered to college students across 33 provincial-level regions in China (3,589 questionnaires distribute