| Abstract |
| This study examines how depression in college students fosters pessimism, negatively influencing academic motivation, and explores whether social support moderates this relationship. A total of 329 undergraduate students completed a questionnaire assessing depression, pessimism, academic promotion motivation, academic prevention motivation, and social support. The main findings of this study are as follows: First, correlation analysis revealed that depression and pessimism predicted lower promotion and higher prevention motivation, whereas higher social support predicted higher promotion and lower prevention motivation. Second, mediation analysis indicated that pessimism mediated the negative relationship between depression and promotion motivation, and the positive relationship between depression and prevention motivation. Third, moderation analysis revealed that social support did not moderate the relationship between depression and promotion motivation but moderated the relationship between depression and prevention motivation. Fourth, moderated mediation analysis demonstrated that social support did not moderate the path from pessimism derived from depression to promotion motivation. However, it moderates the path from pessimism to prevention motivation. These findings confirm that depression, which is commonly experienced by many college students, negatively impacts academic performance at both cognitive and motivational levels. Additionally, the findings clarify the specific role of social support, a key factor in predicting an individual’s mental health, in mitigating these effects. |
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| Key Words |
| 대학생 우울, 비관주의, 접근동기, 회피동기, 사회적 지지, Depression, Pessimism, Promotion, Prevention, Social Support |
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