Associations among authenticity-related strain, self-concept clarity, emotional suppression, and psychological distress in Chinese students
Jieying Sui, Ma Yue, Fang Liu, Adnan Jahangir, Abdulelah Ahmed Alghamdi · 2026
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Jieying Sui, with four colleagues, reports a 2026 survey study of strain linked to feeling unable to be oneself. The work looks at how that strain ties to distress among students in China. Two inner factors get close attention: how clear a person's sense of self is, and how much a person hides feelings.
The team surveyed 5,202 full-time students at public and private schools across Henan Province in March and April 2025. Set scales measured strain, clarity of self, hidden feelings, and distress. Strain went with higher distress. Low clarity of self and hidden feelings each carried part of that link, and a chain ran from strain to low clarity, then to hidden feelings, then to distress. The model accounted for 41 percent of the spread in distress scores.
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| CREATOR | Jieying Sui, Ma Yue, Fang Liu, Adnan Jahangir, Abdulelah Ahmed Alghamdi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 67110 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |