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Impact of ideal levels on depressive symptoms among high school students and mediating role of frustration tolerance: a prospective cohort study
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Chenxuan JIN1, Jieying TAN1, Zongpei DAI1, Xiaoxiao SUN1, Qiaoning ZHOU1, Wenjun XIANG1, 2, Weihong HAO1, Qin DAI1
Journal of Army Medical University | 2026, 48(7) : 936 - 945
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Journal of Army Medical University | 2026, 48(7): 936-945
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Impact of ideal levels on depressive symptoms among high school students and mediating role of frustration tolerance: a prospective cohort study
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Chenxuan JIN1, Jieying TAN1, Zongpei DAI1, Xiaoxiao SUN1, Qiaoning ZHOU1, Wenjun XIANG1, 2, Weihong HAO1, Qin DAI1
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  • 1Psychological Training Centre, College of Medical Psychology, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing
  • 2Department of General Surgery, No. 926 Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, Kaiyuan, Yunnan, China
Published: 2026-04-15 doi: 10.16016/j.2097-0927.202601008
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Objective

The mental health problems among senior high school students require urgent attention in recent years. Ideal level, as an essential psychological quality, its long-term impact on depressive emotions remains unclear, and the mediating role of frustration tolerance between these 2 factors still lacks prospective evidence. This study aims to determine the predictive effect of ideal level on depressive symptoms and the mediating mechanism of frustration tolerance among high school students in Chongqing.

Methods

This study adopted a prospective cohort design. A total of 308 high school students from 3 high schools in Chongqing were surveyed at 3 time points: T1 (November 2024), T2 (May 2025), and T3 (November 2025). Revised Contemporary Adolescent Ideal Questionnaire, Frustration Tolerance Scale for Students, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were used to assess the levels of ideal, frustration tolerance, and depressive symptoms, respectively. Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, cross-lagged analysis, and structural equation modeling were performed on the questionnaire data.

Results

① High school students demonstrated relatively high ideal levels, with a total score of 154.28±13.68, which remained stable over 1 year. The frustration tolerance scores were 61.77±14.39 at baseline and increased progressively to 65.83±15.68 after 1 year (P<0.001). The depressive symptom scores were 1.23±2.45 at baseline and elevated significantly to 4.79±4.33 after 1 year (P<0.001). The career ideal scores were higher in 16-year-old adolescents than in 15-year-old counterparts (P<0.05), and the male students had higher total frustration tolerance scores than the female (P<0.01). ② The ideal level was positively correlated with frustration tolerance (r=0.17 to 0.30, P<0.01), and both were negatively correlated with depressive symptoms (r=-0.23 to -0.15, P<0.01). ③ The results from the cross-lagged model indicated that ideal level positively predicted frustration tolerance levels at 6 months later (β=0.10, P<0.01). ④ Frustration tolerance played a fully mediating role between ideal level and depressive symptom scores (β=-0.07, 95%CI: -0.19 to -0.02, P<0.01), with the total indirect effect of the chain mediation accounting for 8.24% of the total effect.

Conclusion

Ideal level in high school students positively predicts frustration tolerance, and frustration tolerance plays a fully mediating role between ideal level and depressive symptoms. It is recommended that families, schools, and communities seize the critical period of ideal formation to strengthen frustration tolerance training, thereby reducing depressive symptoms and laying a foundation for achieving national strategic goals.

ideal  /  frustration tolerance  /  depressive symptoms  /  adolescent
金晨璇, 谭洁滢, 代宗佩, 孙笑笑, 周巧宁, 向文君, 郝维红, 戴琴. 高中生理想水平对抑郁情绪的影响及耐挫力的中介作用:一项前瞻性队列研究. 陆军军医大学学报, 2026 , 48 (7) : 936 -945 . DOI: 10.16016/j.2097-0927.202601008
Chenxuan JIN, Jieying TAN, Zongpei DAI, Xiaoxiao SUN, Qiaoning ZHOU, Wenjun XIANG, Weihong HAO, Qin DAI. Impact of ideal levels on depressive symptoms among high school students and mediating role of frustration tolerance: a prospective cohort study[J]. Journal of Army Medical University, 2026 , 48 (7) : 936 -945 . DOI: 10.16016/j.2097-0927.202601008
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doi: 10.16016/j.2097-0927.202601008
  • Receive Date:2026-01-04
  • Online Date:2026-10-23
  • Published:2026-04-15
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  • Received:2026-01-04
  • Revised:2026-02-12
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    1Psychological Training Centre, College of Medical Psychology, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing
    2Department of General Surgery, No. 926 Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, Kaiyuan, Yunnan, China
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