The impact of self-efficacy on first onset and prognosis of major depressive disorder: findings from a longitudinal study in a sample of Chinese first-year university students.
Jian Li WangDebiao LiuGuoling LiJin ZhuSong YueXiang LiYing LiYili WuBin WangYan LiuPublished in: Psychological medicine (2021)
A high level of GSE may be protective of the risk of persistent or recurrent MDD. More longitudinal studies in university students are needed to further investigate the impact of GSE on the first onset of MDD.