口腔健康学生的不良童年经历和压力:一个描述性相关研究
S Kimberly Haslam1, Amy Munroe2, Barbara Hamilton-Hinch3
1School of Dental Hygiene, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
概括
在口腔健康学生中,不良童年经历 (ACE) 是常见的,较高的数字与增加的感知压力有关. 识别ACE对于支持学生在牙科课程中的心理健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 口腔健康教育教育口腔健康教育
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 长期的,不受控制的压力会对中学后学生的学业成功产生负面影响.
- 儿童不良经历 (ACE),定义为18岁之前的创伤性事件,是学生压力的潜在贡献者.
- 研究表明,ACE和心理健康指标之间存在反向关系.
研究的目的:
- 确定口腔健康学生 (OHS) 中ACEs的流行率.
- 调查ACE数量和类型与OHS感知压力水平之间的关联.
- 了解ACEs对OHS精神健康的影响.
主要方法:
- 在达尔豪西大学对19岁以上的OHS进行了一项匿名在线横截面调查.
- 参与者自我报告了他们的ACE史和当前感知压力水平.
- 使用零顺序相关性和回归建模来分析数据.
主要成果:
- 26%的OHS完成了调查,报告了平均2.20个ACE,其中34.9%报告了三个或更多.
- 情绪虐待是最常见的ACE (41%).
- 在ACE数量和感知压力水平 (r = 0.23,p < 0.05) 之间发现了显著的积极关联,尽管压力不受ACE类型的显著影响.
结论:
- 这项研究是第一个将ACE和OHS感知压力联系在一起的研究,揭示了与普通人群相比,ACE的患病率更高.
- 在OHS中感知到的压力水平与经历过的ACE数量有关.
- 牙科和牙卫生学院应承认OHS中ACE的流行及其对心理健康的潜在影响.
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