在COVID-19大流行之前和期间,与青少年自杀倾向相关的危险因素
Allison Y Zhu1, Michael H Crawford2
1The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA.
Suicide & life-threatening behavior
|August 31, 2023
概括
2019年新冠肺炎疫情增加了青少年的自杀行为,早在14岁就开始. 较长的屏幕时间与较低的自杀企图有关,但不是思想.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年心理学 青少年心理学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 冠状病毒疾病2019 (COVID-19) 流行病对全球人口产生了深远的影响.
- 青少年的心理健康,特别是自杀行为,是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19流行病对青少年自杀行为的影响.
- 在大流行期间确定与青少年的自杀念头和企图相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 两项国家调查的比较分析:2019年青少年风险行为调查 (YRBS) 和2021年青少年行为和经验调查 (ABES).
- 包括13,677名参与者在YRBS 2019和7,705名参与者在ABES 2021中.
- 统计分析以确定自杀念头 (SI) 和自杀企图 (SA) 的流行率和相关因素.
主要成果:
- 在2021年,19.9%的年轻人报告SI,9.0%报告SA,而在2019年,SI为18.6%,SA为8.9%.
- 在2021年,SI和SA的最高患病率在14岁时被观察到.
- 关键的相关因素包括父母虐待,性暴力,药物滥用和网络欺凌.
- 增加屏幕时间 (≥3小时/天,非学校相关) 与SA的几率较低有关,但不是SI.
结论:
- 疫情与青少年自杀倾向的早期发作有关,这在14岁时被发现.
- 较高的非学校相关屏幕时间和减少自杀企图之间的意想不到的关联需要进一步调查和验证.
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