A cross-sectional investigation of parenting style and friendship as mediators of the relation between social class and mental health in a university community

摘要

IntroductionThis study tested a novel explanation for the positive relation between social class and mental health among university students. Students with a higher social class were expected to have experienced more authoritative and less authoritarian parenting styles; these parenting styles were expected to lead to greater friendship and social integration at university; and greater friendship and integration were expected to lead to better mental health.