Associations between insecurity and stress among Chinese university students: The mediating effects of hope and self-efficacy.

Background: In the context of the pandemic, exploration on the association between insecurity and stress among university students is limited. The current study aims to investigate the parallel mediation role of hope and self-efficacy in the relationship between insecurity and stress among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We employed a cross-sectional research design in a university by distributing questionnaires online.