Jayanthi P, Thirunavukarasu M, Rajkumar Rajamanickam
Department of *Psychiatry, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM University, Chennai; and Department of #Community Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital AND Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram; Tamil Nadu, India. Correspondence to: P Jayanthi, Research Scholar, SRM University, Chennai, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2015 Mar 8;52(3):217-9. doi: 10.1007/s13312-015-0609-y.
To examine the relationship between academic stress and depression among adolescents.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at higher secondary schools in Tamil Nadu. 1120 adolescents were included in the study after screening by MINI-kid tool. Modified Educatonal Stress Scale for Adolescents was administered to all children.
Adolescents who had academic stress were at 2.4 times (95% CI=0.9-2.4) (P<0.001) higher risk of depression than adolescents without academic stress.
Adolescents with severe academic stress need to be identified early as interventions to reduce academic stress is likely to affect the occurrence and severity of depression.
探讨青少年学业压力与抑郁之间的关系。
在泰米尔纳德邦的高中开展一项横断面研究。通过MINI-kid工具进行筛查后，1120名青少年被纳入研究。对所有儿童施测青少年改良教育压力量表。
有学业压力的青少年患抑郁症的风险是没有学业压力的青少年的2.4倍（95%置信区间=0.9 - 2.4）（P<0.001）。
需要尽早识别出有严重学业压力的青少年，因为减轻学业压力的干预措施可能会影响抑郁症的发生和严重程度。
