由于暴力和枪支相关威胁,学校关闭后,青年心理健康的变化
Keith L Hullenaar1, Benjamin W Fisher2, Douglas F Zatzick1
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
The Journal of school health
|January 2, 2025
概括
学校关闭与增加青少年焦虑,身体障碍和压力有关. 应急准备必须包括在这些事件发生后提供心理健康支持.
科学领域:
- 儿童和青少年心理学 儿童和青少年心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 教育心理学教育心理学
背景情况:
- 美国越来越多的学校枪击事件和封锁事件引发了人们对其对青少年心理健康的影响的重大担忧.
- 以前的研究还没有完全阐明暴露在学校锁定事件中的儿童的具体心理健康后果.
研究的目的:
- 评估经历学校关闭和青少年心理健康变化之间的关联.
- 为了确定与儿童锁定暴露相关的特定心理健康障碍和症状严重程度.
主要方法:
- 利用了青少年大脑和认知发育研究中的10,049名儿童的数据.
- 评估了与暴力和枪击事件相关的学校关闭的暴露.
- 测量了青少年心理健康的变化,使用儿童行为检查清单对五种疾病的得分.
主要成果:
- 大约20.3%的儿童报告经历过学校封锁,其中39.3%发生在过去一年.
- 过去一年的锁定暴露与焦虑障碍 (β=0.20),体质障碍 (β=0.23) 和压力问题 (β=0.30) 的症状增加相关.
- 报告去年锁定有临床ADHD或压力问题的儿童,认为锁定有影响的几率明显更高.
结论:
- 学校关闭与年轻人的负面心理健康结果有关,包括焦虑,身体障碍和压力.
- 调查结果强调了学校需要加强应急准备,包括为学生提供强有力的心理健康支持.
- 进一步的研究和资金对于充分了解学校关闭对儿童和青少年心理健康的长期影响至关重要.
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