瑞典青少年中物质使用和心理健康结果之间的纵向关联-来自STARS队列的结果
Frieda Haselbach1, Peter Friberg1, Huiqi Li1
1School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
概括
青少年的压力和心理症状预测了以后的物质使用,特别是在女性中. 然而,青少年吸毒并不能预测未来的心理健康问题. 支持心理健康是减少青少年吸毒的关键.
科学领域:
- 青少年心理学 青少年心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,青少年的心理健康问题正在上升.
- 药物使用虽然在下降,但仍然是青少年的一个重要问题.
- 了解心理健康和物质使用之间的相互作用对于有效的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查青少年中物质使用和心理健康指标 (压力和心理症状) 之间的相互关联.
- 在关键的发育时期 (年龄13-18岁) 检查这些关系.
主要方法:
- 长度研究 (青春期恢复力和压力研究 - STARS) 与西瑞典的1,255名参与者 (62%为女性) 进行.
- 使用通用结构方程模型进行交叉滞后面板分析.
- 评估使用物质 (酒精,香烟,鼻烟) 和自我报告的压力和精神症状在13岁,15岁和18岁.
主要成果:
- 药物使用率随年龄增长而增加,并因性别有显著差异.
- 13岁时更高的压力和精神症状预测了15岁时使用物质的可能性增加,特别是在女性中.
- 在青少年物质使用和随后的压力或心理症状之间没有发现显著的预测关系.
结论:
- 青春期早期的心理健康挑战是以后物质使用的重要风险因素.
- 针对患有精神健康问题的青少年提供有针对性的支持对于物质使用预防工作至关重要.
- 调查结果强调了以心理健康为重点的方法在解决青少年吸毒问题的重要性.
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