在新兴成人本科生中抑郁,焦虑和压力:一项纵向和两组队列研究
Marta Díez1, Águeda Parra1, María Del Carmen García-Mendoza1
1Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
概括
新兴成年人经历了增加的心理困扰,特别是女性,与2015年相比,2020年的压力水平更高. 这突显了COVID-19危机对学生心理健康的影响.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 精神障碍是一个主要的健康问题,尤其是大学本科生.
- 新兴的成年期是一个关键的发展时期,以重要的生命过渡为标志.
- 了解这群人群中的心理痛苦对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较新兴成人本科生的抑郁,焦虑和压力水平.
- 检查心理痛苦中的性别差异.
- 评估不同群体和随着时间的推移而发生的心理健康变化,考虑主要的社会事件.
主要方法:
- 这是一项针对西班牙383名大学本科生 (2015-2018) 的量化,纵向研究.
- 两个队列 (2015-2020年) 的比较,以跟踪心理健康趋势.
- 使用了经过验证的西班牙语版本的抑郁焦虑压力尺度-21 (DASS-21).
主要成果:
- 随着时间的推移,在抑郁,焦虑和压力方面发现了平均水平和等级秩序的稳定性.
- 与2015年队列相比,在2020年队列中观察到显著更高的心理痛苦.
- 在所有测量结果中,女性与男性相比,在女性中始终发现更高的心理痛苦,特别是压力.
结论:
- COVID-19健康危机比2008年金融危机更严重地加剧了新兴成年人的心理健康问题.
- 迫切需要为新兴成年人提供心理健康支持措施.
- 应制定干预措施,以应对妇女所经历的压力增加.
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