社会支持缓冲了澳大利亚男性酒精使用和抑郁症之间的关联
Jasleen Chhabra1,2, Michael J Wilson1,2, Ruben Benakovic1,2
1Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
概括
酒精使用与男性的抑郁症有关,但强有力的社会支持可以减少这种联系. 这突显了社会支持.
科学领域:
- 男人的健康研究研究.
- 心理健康流行病学 心理健康流行病学
- 药物使用障碍 药物使用障碍
背景情况:
- 酒精使用和抑郁症是严重的公共卫生问题,特别是在男性中.
- 人口和心理社会因素影响了酒精消费和抑郁症状之间的关系.
研究的目的:
- 调查澳大利亚男性的大量代表性队列中酒精使用和抑郁症状之间的关联.
- 检查年龄,收入,社会支持,非法药物使用和寻求帮助等因素是否能缓和这种联系.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自四个波的数据 (2013-2022) 长度研究的男性健康 (N=13,776).
- 采用线性回归模型与一般化估计方程,调整混因素.
- 通过在完全调整的模型中包含交互条款来测试调节效应.
主要成果:
- 在酒精使用和抑郁症状之间发现了积极的关联 (b=0.13,95% CI 0.11-0.14),在控制混因素后持续存在.
- 社会支持显著缓解了酒精与抑郁症的联系,而更高的社会支持削弱了这种联系.
- 没有发现年龄,家庭收入,非法药物使用或寻求帮助的显著相互作用.
结论:
- 酒精使用是男性抑郁症状的一致相关因子.
- 较高的社会支持水平起到了缓冲作用,减轻了酒精使用和抑郁症之间的关联.
- 调查结果强调了社会支持在保护男性心理健康方面发挥的关键作用,特别是关于同时出现的酒精使用和抑郁症.
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