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The Influence of Daily Negative Emotional Inertia and Fatigue State on College Student's Depression and Anxiety: Based on Ecological Momentary Assessment

  • ZHANG Chenyang ,
  • ZHANG Shanshan ,
  • ZENG Cuilian ,
  • CHEN Ying
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  • School of Vocational Education, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin 300222, China
* ZHANGShanshan,zhangss945@126.com

Online published: 2025-03-20

Abstract

Objective: To explore the relationships between daily negative emotional inertia, fatigue state, and individual levels of depression and anxiety.
Methods: The ecological momentary assessment method was employed to track and evaluate the daily negative emotional inertia and fatigue state of 209 college students eight times a day for seven consecutive days. One week after the tracking period, the depression and anxiety levels of the participants were assessed. The relationships among the variables were analyzed by a multilevel structural equation model.
Results: Daily negative emotional inertia significantly predicts depression (c=42.945, p<0.001) and anxiety (c=26.621, p=0.001) levels of the individual. Fatigue state partially mediates the effects of daily negative emotional inertia on individual depression (abetween×b=9.958, p=0.002) and anxiety (abetween×b=10.690, p=0.001).
Conclusion: Daily negative emotional inertia not only directly predicts individual levels of depression and anxiety but also influences these levels through fatigue state.

Cite this article

ZHANG Chenyang , ZHANG Shanshan , ZENG Cuilian , CHEN Ying . The Influence of Daily Negative Emotional Inertia and Fatigue State on College Student's Depression and Anxiety: Based on Ecological Momentary Assessment[J]. Psychological Communications, 2024 , 7(3) : 162 -167 . DOI: 10.12100/j.issn.2096-5494.224021

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