Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK.
J Adolesc. 2013 Apr;36(2):393-402. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.01.001. Epub 2013 Jan 31.
Few prospective studies have examined the relationship between social support and psychological distress and depressive symptoms in adolescents. The aims of this study were to test whether social support is protective against psychological distress and depressive symptoms in an ethnically diverse population of adolescents and whether differences in support are reflected by ethnic differences in psychological distress and depressive symptoms. Based on a longitudinal survey of 821 adolescents, this study found low levels of social support from family members was prospectively associated with depressive symptoms (OR = 2.25, 95% CI 1.43-3.54). Compared with White UK pupils, Black pupils were less likely to display psychological distress (OR = 0.21, 95% CI 0.09-0.51). However, social support did not explain the ethnic variations in psychological distress. Family environment may be a more consistent source of support compared with support from peers. The lower risk of psychological distress among Black pupils compared to White pupils requires further investigation.
很少有前瞻性研究探讨社会支持与青少年心理困扰和抑郁症状之间的关系。本研究旨在检验社会支持是否能保护不同种族的青少年免受心理困扰和抑郁症状的影响，以及支持的差异是否反映在心理困扰和抑郁症状的种族差异上。基于对 821 名青少年的纵向调查，本研究发现，家庭成员提供的社会支持水平较低与抑郁症状呈前瞻性相关（OR=2.25，95%CI 1.43-3.54）。与英国白人学生相比，黑人学生表现出心理困扰的可能性较小（OR=0.21，95%CI 0.09-0.51）。然而，社会支持并不能解释心理困扰的种族差异。与来自同伴的支持相比，家庭环境可能是一个更稳定的支持来源。与白人学生相比，黑人学生心理困扰风险较低，这需要进一步调查。
