为什么美国科学和工程本科生与心理健康扎,却没有榜样?
Carly A Busch1, Margaret Barstow1, Sara E Brownell1
1School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America.
PLOS mental health
|February 9, 2026
概括
许多科学和工程教师经历了抑郁和焦虑,但很少有人向学生透露这些心理健康状况. 这项研究强调了教师隐的普遍性和原因,尽管学生可能从榜样中受益.
科学领域:
- 在学术界的心理健康.
- 科学与工程教育教育科学与工程教育教育
- 可隐藏的污名化身份的心理学
背景情况:
- 美国科学与工程 (S&E) 本科生中抑郁和焦虑是常见的.
- 学生们认为,有心理健康状况的S&E教师可以成为有益的榜样.
- 科学和教育教师中抑郁症和焦虑症的患病率和披露模式在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 确定S&E教练中抑郁症和焦虑症的患病率.
- 调查S&E教师是否向本科生披露这些条件.
- 了解教师揭露或隐他们的心理健康状况的原因.
主要方法:
- 调查了2013年美国博士学位授予机构的S&E教师.
- 评估自我报告的抑郁和焦虑诊断.
- 检查了与隐藏的污名化身份 (CSI) 有关的披露行为和动机.
主要成果:
- 23.9%的教练报告有抑郁症,32.8%报告有焦虑症.
- 女性,白人,千一代和LGBTQ+教练更有可能报告这些情况.
- 很少有教师向学生透露他们的抑郁 (5.4%) 或焦虑 (8.3%).
结论:
- 科学和教育教师经常经历抑郁和焦虑,但很少向学生透露这些情况.
- 隐藏的原因包括隐私和被认为与课程内容无关的原因.
- 披露可能会使心理健康斗争正常化,并为学生提供有价值的榜样.
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