斯里兰卡上学青少年所经历的心理健康问题的流行率和决定因素
Chethana Mudunna1, Miyuru Chandradasa2, Thach Duc Tran1,3
1Global and Women's Health, Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Global mental health (Cambridge, England)
|October 13, 2025
概括
斯里兰卡青少年中精神健康问题很普遍,超过24%的青少年患有抑郁症,60%的青少年患有心理困扰. 性别,活动水平和社交媒体使用等因素显著影响青少年心理健康 (MHP).
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:
- 斯里兰卡青少年因长期冲突和不稳定而面临重大心理健康挑战.
- 了解心理健康问题的流行率和决定因素对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定斯里兰卡上学青少年中常见心理健康问题的流行率.
- 在这个人群中确定与MHP相关的心理社会决定因素.
主要方法:
- 在斯里兰卡甘帕哈地区进行的横截面调查,涉及1,045名青少年 (10-12年级).
- 评估了抑郁症状 (PHQ-9) 和心理困扰 (K10),以及各种心理社会因素.
- 分析了使用多重线性回归模型的关联.
主要成果:
- 24.11%的人报告了临床显著的抑郁症状; 60.10%的人经历了心理困扰.
- 较高的MHP与女性性别,年龄较大,体力活动较低,吸烟,社交媒体使用,受害,家庭结构,兄弟姐妹数量,父母教育,父亲过度保护,学术压力和农村生活有关.
- 确定了MHP的多因素决定因素.
结论:
- 由于MHP的高患病率,斯里兰卡青少年需要紧急关注公共卫生问题.
- 干预措施应应对可修改的 (例如,生活方式,社交媒体) 和不太可能修改的 (例如,政策变化) 风险因素.
- 涉及公共卫生政策,研究和社区计划的综合战略至关重要.
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