Analysis of mental health status and related factors of middle school students in Qianjiang District of Chongqing
Objective To understand the mental health status of middle school students in Qianjiang district,analyze the relevant factors affecting their mental health,and provide scientific basis for the interven-tion of middle school students'psychological problems.Methods A total of 1 450 middle school students from two middle schools in Qianjiang district were selected by stratified sampling.The mental health status was assessed by the Chinese Middle School Students'Mental Health Inventory(MMHI-60),and the related factors were analyzed.A total of 1 249 valid questionnaires were collected.Results The detection rate of psy-chological problems among middle school students in Qianjiang District was 43.55%,mild degree was 34.67%,moderate degree was 7.85%,and severe degree was 1.04%.Among them,learning pressure,anxiety and emotional instability ranked the top three.Boys were better than girls in eight factors of obsessive-com-pulsive symptoms,paranoia,hostility,depression,anxiety,learning pressure,maladjustment and emotional in-stability,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The scores of obsessive-compulsive symptoms,paranoia,interpersonal relationship,depression,anxiety,learning pressure,maladjustment,emo-tional instability and psychological imbalance of junior high school students were significantly lower than those of senior high school students(P<0.05).The average scores of paranoia,hostility,interpersonal rela-tionship,depression,anxiety,learning pressure,maladjustment,emotional instability and psychological imbal-ance of middle school students in ordinary classes were significantly higher than those in key classes,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The score of emotional instability factor of middle school students from complete families was significantly lower than that of incomplete families,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).logistic regression analysis showed that gender(OR=1.52,95%CI:1.211-1.908,P<0.001)and grade(OR=2.29,95%CI:1.574-3.319,P<0.001)were independent risk fac-tors for psychological problems of middle school students,and class type(OR=0.72,95%CI:0.566-0.914,P=0.007)was a protective factor for psychological problems of middle school students.Conclusion Middle school students in Qianjiang district have different degrees of psychological problems,and the problem of learning pressure is the most prominent.Gender and grade are independent risk factors affecting the mental health of middle school students,while class type is a protective factor for psychological problems.
Mental healthMiddle school studentsMiddle School Students'Mental Health Inven-toryQianjiang DistrictRisk factors