Study on depression status and its influencing factors among high-grade primary school students
Objective To investigate the prevalence of depression symptoms and its influencing factors among high-grade senior students in Haikou,and to provide a basis for scientific intervention in children's psychological prob-lems.Methods A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used to select all students in Grade 5th to 6th from 8 schools in Haikou from June to December in 2022.The prevalence of depressive symptoms was investigated,and multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the important factors affecting the occurrence of depressive symptoms in senior pupils.Results The detection rate of depressive symptoms among high-grade primary school students in Haikou city was 16.42%.The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that students from township(OR=1.248,95%CI:1.021-1.525)or single-parent family(OR=1.754,95%CI:1.193-2.578),whose father had high school education or below(OR=1.709,95%CI:1.361-2.145),whose mother was irritable(OR=1.553,95%CI:1.043-2.313),who had doting parenting style(OR=2.160,95%CI:1.347-3.463)or closed parent-child relationship(OR=0.564,95%CI:0.462-0.690),who was premature(OR=1.469,95%CI:1.016-2.124),whose mother had poor mood during pregnancy(OR=2.961,95%CI:1.408-6.227),who had daily exercise time for 1-2 h(OR=0.731,95%CI:0.609-0.878)or daily use of electronic products<1 h(OR=0.823,95%CI:0.685-0.989),whose learning pressure was high(OR=1.705,95%CI:1.336-2.178),who had poor interpersonal relationship(OR=3.230,95%CI:1.884-5.539),who was weakness(OR=1.475,95%CI:1.190-1.828),or who had anxiety symptoms(OR=14.192,95%CI:11.447-17.594)were the main factors associated with depressive symptoms among high-grade primary school students in Haikou.Conclusion The depression symptom rate of high-grade primary school students in Haikou city has decreased compared with previous years,the physical and mental health of students could be promoted by preventing perinatal risk factors,providing scientific education environment and parenting methods,and promoting primary school students to develop good learning and living habits.
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