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Table 1_The association between family support and college students’ well-being: an analysis of mediating pathways.xlsx Mengyao Chai (25069999) Shimin Su (6808514) Yixiao Wang (6804674) Jiaqi Shi (175757) Qian Wang (32718) Shuqing Zhou (13844645) Huiling Dong (8113994) Bingyi Wu (10894068) Tingting Xu (307597) Applied Psychology chain mediation family support psychological capital school support university students well-being Introduction<p>The issue of student mental health represents a key concern for higher education institutions. 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. Among these, psychological capital was identified as a significant mediating variable in the model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) further revealed that the association between family support and well-being comprised both a direct path and indirect paths via school support and psychological capital.</p>Discussion<p>Overall, for students with diverse family backgrounds, there is a significant direct association between family support and well-being. In addition, this association can be realized through three indirect pathways: (1) an independent mediating pathway via school support, (2) an independent mediating pathway via psychological capital, and (3) a sequential mediating pathway via both school support and psychological capital. It is important to note that the measurement of psychological capital in this study employed a simplified operationalization based on positive emotion items as a proxy indicator for cognitive psychological resources; however, this measurement approach has limitations in terms of construct coverage, and this should be carefully considered when interpreting the research findings.</p> 2026-09-18T05:27:33Z Dataset Dataset 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1860654.s002 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Table_1_The_association_between_family_support_and_college_students_well-being_an_analysis_of_mediating_pathways_xlsx/33920287 CC BY 4.0