Table 2_The association between family support and college students’ well-being: an analysis of mediating pathways.xlsx

Their well-being is associated with multiple factors, including family environment and institutional education. This study aims to explore the relationship between family support and student well-being, with mediating roles of school support and psychological capital.</p>Methods<p>This study employed a cross-sectional research design with a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method to collect questionnaire data from 10,726 college students in Shandong Province, China.

Core variables were measured using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF), the Family APGAR Index, the School Support Scale, and the Psychological Capital Scale. Independent samples t-tests and analysis of variance were used for comparative analyses, and multiple linear regression alongside structural equation modeling to investigate the associations between various factors and college students’ well-being.</p>Results<p>Significant differences in well-being scores were observed across academic year, major, program level, family structure, and parental workplace, both mother and father, at P < 0.05 multiple linear regression analysis showed that psychological capital, family support, and school support were all significantly positively correlated with college students’ well-being scores.