Sun Guizhi,Dong Ningning,Jiang Yuting,Zhu Haijing,Cui Minghu,Correlation between depression, anxiety and social support among grade three senior high school students under in-school quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2023,36(1):65-70
Correlation between depression, anxiety and social support among grade three senior high school students under in-school quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic
DOI:10.11886/scjsws20220728001
English keywords:COVID-19  Quarantine  Senior high school students  Depression  Anxiety  Social support
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Sun Guizhi Binzhou Medical University Hospital Binzhou 256603 China 256603
Dong Ningning Beizhen Senior High School of Shandong Province Binzhou 256601 China 256601
Jiang Yuting Binzhou Medical University Binzhou 256603 China 256603
Zhu Haijing Binzhou Medical University Hospital Binzhou 256603 China 256603
Cui Minghu* Binzhou Medical University Hospital Binzhou 256603 China 256603
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      Objective To assess the level of depression, anxiety and social support among grade three senior high school students under in-school quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic, so as to provide references for targeted psychological intervention of them.Methods A total of 724 grade three senior high school students from three key schools in Binzhou City, Shandong Province were selected using random sampling method. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patients' Health Questionnaire Depression Scale-9 item (PHQ-9) and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) were used to survey the psychological status including anxiety, depression and the level of social support. Partial correlation analysis was adopted to discuss the correlation of PSSS score with GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores, meantime, the multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between PSSS and PHQ-9 scores.Results Among grade three senior high school students, 341 (48.64%) and 383 (54.64%) were found to have symptoms of anxiety and depression, respectively. PSSS total score as well as the dimension score of family support and other support of female students were higher than those of male students, with statistical significance (t=-3.431, -3.048, -4.482, P<0.01). GAD-7, PSSS total scores and the dimension scores of family support and other support demonstrated statistical differences among grade three senior high school students with different selections of academic subjects for college entrance examination (F=1.992, 2.660, 2.074, 3.138, P<0.05 or 0.01). PHQ-9 score was negatively correlated with the total score and each dimension score of PSSS (r=-0.329, -0.283, -0.284, -0.284, P<0.01). The dimension score of family support and friend support in PSSS could negatively predict the PHQ-9 score (B=-0.213, -0.308, P<0.01).Conclusion Grade three senior high school students under in-school quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic suffer a high prevalence rate of anxiety and depression, while students with higher perceived social support scores report fewer symptoms of depression. Hence, improving the level of social support may alleviate depression in students.
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