肯尼亚青少年心理健康数据集
Rosine Baseke1, Rachael Kilonzo1, Maureen Ngesa1
1Shamiri Institute, 13th Floor CMS Africa, Chania Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya.
Data in brief
|February 24, 2026
概括
这项研究提供了来自17089名肯尼亚青少年的全面心理健康数据,揭示了对抑郁症,焦虑和心理社会因素的关键见解. 这些发现解决了低收入和中等收入国家青少年心理健康的关键数据缺口.
科学领域:
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 青少年心理学 青少年心理学
- 在LMICs的公共卫生.
背景情况:
- 在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 中,青少年心理健康危机的认识越来越大.
- 肯尼亚和类似地区的青年心理健康数据缺乏可靠,具有背景代表性的数据.
- 需要有关影响青少年心理健康的风险和保护因素的数据.
研究的目的:
- 介绍肯尼亚青少年心理健康的综合数据集.
- 为了获取有关抑郁,焦虑,心理社会因素和寻求帮助行为的数据.
- 为青少年心理健康的研究和政策制定提供资源.
主要方法:
- 在2023年从肯尼亚四个县的63所公立中学中的17089名青少年进行大规模数据收集.
- 使用纸质问卷进行自我报告.
- 包括对抑郁症,焦虑,不良童年经历,数字压力因素,家庭压力因素和寻求帮助行为的措施,以及社会人口统计数据.
主要成果:
- 迄今为止,这是肯尼亚青少年心理健康最全面的数据集之一.
- 提供了对抑郁和焦虑症状以及相关心理社会因素的见解.
- 包括对理解心理健康差异至关重要的社会人口统计数据.
结论:
- 解决了LMIC中环境相关的青少年心理健康数据中的重大差距.
- 支持在撒哈拉以南非洲背景下心理健康工具的心理测量验证.
- 为研究人员,从业者和政策制定者提供宝贵的资源,专注于青年心理健康干预.
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