Prevalence of subthreshold depression and its related factors in Chinese college students: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Pu Ge, Cheng Tan, Jia-xin Liu, Qiong Cai, Si-qi Zhao, Wen-ying Hong, Kun-meng Liu, Jia-le Qi, Chen Hu, Wen-li Yu, Yi-miao Li, Yuan You, Jin-han Guo, Ming-yan Hao, Yang Chen, Lu-tong Pan, Di-yue Liu, Meng-yao Yan, Jin-zi Zhang, Qi-yu Li, Bo-ya Sun, Xiao Han, Fuer Mo, Yi-bo Wu, Ying Bian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 12, Pp e32595- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32595
Popis: Objective: To investigate the prevalence of subthreshold depression among Chinese college students and to explore the related factors. Methods: The research subjects were Chinese college students participating in the “2022 Psychology and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents (PBICR-2022)''. Data on respondents' general characteristics, quality of life, perceived pressure, family communication, perceived social support, self-efficacy, and depression status were gathered. To investigate the association between each variable and the risk of subthreshold depression, statistical analyses, including chi-square tests and rank sum tests were conducted. Furthermore, a binary stepwise logistic regression was employed to establish the regression model of the factors related to subthreshold depression among Chinese college students. Results: A prevalence of subthreshold depression of about 39.7 % was found among the 8934 respondents. Logistic regression analysis revealed that respondents who are female, have chronic diseases, are in debt, experience significant impacts from epidemic control policies, have lower self-assessed quality of life, experience challenges in family communication, perceive lower social support, have lower self-efficacy, and feel higher perceived pressure are more likely to develop subthreshold depression compared to the control group. (P
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