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Stress, meaning in life, and resilience in adolescents: A moderated mediation model
Muyu Chen1,2† ,
Jiaxin Wang1,3† ,
Xiaoli Zong1† ,
Lingxin Liu1,3 ,
Chen Xu1 ,
Yuanyuan Xu1 ,
Fugui Li1 ,
Han Lai1 ,
Xiaojing Wang4 ,
Jinkun Huang1 ,
Min Li1 ,
Li Peng1*
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1 Department of Military Psychology, Faculty of Medical Psychology, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing,
China
2 Department of Psychology, Xingcheng Special Duty Sanatorium of PLA Logistics Forces, Huludao, Liaoning,
China
3 Department of Psychology, School of Education Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing,
China
4 Department of Ultrasound, Hainan Cancer Hospital, Hainan,
China
†These authors contributed equally to this work.
HPR, 026210106 https://doi.org/10.36922/HPR026210106
Received: 21 May 2026 | Revised: 13 July 2026 | Accepted: 14 July 2026 | Published online: 6 August 2026
© 2026 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
Funding
This study was supported by the Chongqing Social Science Planning Project (2023PY57) and the Chongqing Social Science Planning Project (2025BS045).
Conflict of interest
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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