The Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Mental Health among Students with Visual Impairments:The Mediation of Self-Esteem and Moderation of Physical Activity
Based on the stress-coping theory,the sociometric apparatus theory of self-esteem and the constraint theory of embodied cognition theory,a questionnaire survey was conducted with a total of 1299 students with visual impairments from 33 special education schools in three provinces,aiming at exploring the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health as well as the roles of self-esteem and physical activity in the construction of the relationship between the two.The results showed that(1)perceived discrimination of students with visual impairments were at a moderately low level,while self-esteem,physical activity,and mental health were all at a moderately high level;(2)perceived discrimination of students with visual impairments can significantly and negatively predict mental health;(3)self-esteem mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health among students with visual impairments;(4)Physical activity can diminish the negative effects of perceived discrimination on self-esteem as well as mental health,and increase the protective effects of self-esteem on mental health in students with visual impairments.The results not only validate and extend the three theoretical models mentioned above,but also provide support for the integrative role of physical activity in the important mediating pathway of discrimination perception-self-esteem-mental health in special education settings.
perceived discriminationself-esteemphysical activitymental healthstudents with visual impairments
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