The effect of perceived social support on undergraduate nursing students' life satisfaction: A mediating model

We explored the relationship between perceived social support and life satisfaction with a convenience sample of 991 undergraduate nursing students. Participants completed the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Perceived Discrimination Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale. There was a positive correlation between perceived social support and life satisfaction among undergraduate nursing students, and perceived discrimination and perceived stress played a chain mediating role in this relationship. Our research results reveal the relationship mechanism between perceived social support and life satisfaction among undergraduate nursing students, providing a preliminary basis for studying the causal relationship of these variables. The results also provide a theoretical basis for improving the life satisfaction of undergraduate nursing students.