在阿联的学生中评估心理健康:使用DASS-21尺度的横截面研究
Samer O Alalalmeh1,2, Omar E Hegazi1,2, Moyad Shahwan1,2
1College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates.
概括
在阿联的大学生中,抑郁和焦虑等心理健康问题很普遍,特别是女性和年轻人. 调查结果强调需要加强大学支持服务,以应对这些挑战.
科学领域:
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 高等教育研究 高等教育研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 全球心理健康的担忧,加剧了COVID-19的流行病,需要专注于像大学生这样的弱势群体.
- 了解抑郁症,焦虑症和压力在这个人口群体中的患病率和影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查阿拉伯联合长国的大学生中抑郁症,焦虑和压力的患病率和影响.
- 分析社会人口统计学变量与心理健康得分之间的关系,使用抑郁,焦虑和压力等级-21项 (DASS-21).
主要方法:
- 在阿联大学的本科生方便抽样.
- 通过谷歌表格管理的双语DASS-21问卷.
- 使用SPSS进行统计分析,包括描述性统计,奇平方,曼-惠特尼,克鲁斯卡尔-瓦利斯测试和多项逻辑回归.
主要成果:
- 共有332名学生参与,其中81%为女性,89.8%为18-20岁的学生.
- 在女性中观察到的更高的平均DASS得分对于抑郁,焦虑和压力.
- 四年级学生和18-20岁的学生得分最高,年轻的参与者患抑郁症的可能性高5倍.
结论:
- 在阿联大学生中,在心理健康状况方面存在显著的性别,年龄和学年差异.
- 女性报告了更高的焦虑和压力;学年和年龄与心理健康状况相关.
- 阿联大学应加强支持服务,包括为高中到大学过渡提供咨询.
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