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<p>Psychological anxiety among college students has gained increasing attention as a critical issue in higher education and mental health research. While prior studies have largely focused on individual-level factors influencing anxiety, the role of collective relationship competence (CRC)—a key dimension of social-emotional competence that bridges individual and collective spheres—remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining how CRC both directly and indirectly mitigates psychological anxiety among undergraduates. Special attention is given to the mediating roles of school belonging and psychological resilience, as well as the moderating role of resilience itself. Drawing on a large-scale sample of 70,678 students from 101 Chinese universities, the results indicate that CRC significantly and negatively predicts psychological anxiety. This effect is amplified among students with high resilience, while those with low resilience benefit less from improved CRC. Mediation analyses reveal that both engagement in school belonging and resilience partially explain the CRC–anxiety relationship. This study innovatively conceptualizes CRC as a collective-level protective factor, clarifies its underlying mechanisms, and offers practical implications for integrating collectivism education with mental health interventions in higher education.</p>

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The influence mechanism of college students’ collective relationship competence on their psychological anxiety

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    2025年6月20日

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  • Zhaojun Chen,
  • Yulei Chen

摘要

Psychological anxiety among college students has gained increasing attention as a critical issue in higher education and mental health research. While prior studies have largely focused on individual-level factors influencing anxiety, the role of collective relationship competence (CRC)—a key dimension of social-emotional competence that bridges individual and collective spheres—remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining how CRC both directly and indirectly mitigates psychological anxiety among undergraduates. Special attention is given to the mediating roles of school belonging and psychological resilience, as well as the moderating role of resilience itself. Drawing on a large-scale sample of 70,678 students from 101 Chinese universities, the results indicate that CRC significantly and negatively predicts psychological anxiety. This effect is amplified among students with high resilience, while those with low resilience benefit less from improved CRC. Mediation analyses reveal that both engagement in school belonging and resilience partially explain the CRC–anxiety relationship. This study innovatively conceptualizes CRC as a collective-level protective factor, clarifies its underlying mechanisms, and offers practical implications for integrating collectivism education with mental health interventions in higher education.