The Relationship Between Uncertainty Stress and Perceived Anxiety on Hair Loss among College Students in Guangzhou
Objective The study analyzed the mental state of college students from the perspective of uncertainty stress and provided strong empirical evidence from the population to promote their mental health.Methods A clus-ter sampling was used.From October to November 2021,an online questionnaire survey was conducted among 816 college students from 3 comprehensive universities in Guangdong using general information questionnaire,Social Stress Events Scales(SSES),and Perceived Anxiety on Hair Loss Questionnaire.Based on the results of univariate a-nalysis,multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to test the relationship between different stress types and perceived anxiety on hair loss among college students.Results The score of perceived anxiety on hair loss of college students was(13.04±5.14),and 13.1%had perceived anxiety on hair loss.Univariate analysis showed that there were differences in the distribution of perceived anxiety on hair loss among college students with different le-vels of health,perceived hair volume change,learning stress,interpersonal stress and uncertainty stress,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.01).Multivariate logistic regression showed that learning stress(OR=2.279,95%CI:1.316-3.944),interpersonal stress(OR=2.439,95%CI:1.436-4.143)and uncertainty stress(OR=3.871,95%CI:2.305-6.500)were positively related to perceived anxiety on hair loss(P<0.01);Compre-hensive model showed that only uncertainty stress(OR=3.046,95%CI:1.653-5.612,P<0.01)had a statistically significant effect on the perceived anxiety on hair loss.Conclusion This study found that some college students are currently suffering from perceived anxiety on hair loss.Uncertainty stress has the most significant effect on perceived anxiety on hair loss.Thus,government and school departments and mental health workers should attach importance to the ability of university students to cope with uncertainty stress,to improve their mental health levels.
Perceived anxiety on hair lossCollege studentsUncertainty stressLearning stressInter-personal stress