Zhang Jie, Qi Qing, Delprino Robert P
a Department of Sociology , Central University of Finance and Economics , Beijing , China.
b Department of Sociology , State University of New York , USA.
J Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2017 Sep;29(2):179-186. doi: 10.2989/17280583.2017.1345745.
The literature on suicide among the Chinese indicates that younger individuals from rural areas are at higher risk of suicide than their urban counterparts. While earlier studies have investigated the relationship between psychological health and major demographic variables, the relationship of psychological health as it relates to suicide by those from urban and rural areas have been rare. Studying the psychological health of college students from rural China in comparison with students who originate from urban areas may shed light on the mental health disparities of the two populations. This study examined the relationship of psychological health and rural/urban origins of college students in China. Data was obtained from 2 400 college students who completed a survey questionnaire while in attendance at a key university in Beijing China in 2013. Four standardised psychological health scales were administered to obtain measures of participants' self-esteem, depression, social support, and suicide ideation. Findings indicated that urban students had significantly higher scores than their rural counterparts on self-esteem and social support. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups on measures of depression and suicide ideation.
关于中国自杀情况的文献表明，农村地区的年轻人比城市同龄人自杀风险更高。虽然早期研究调查了心理健康与主要人口统计学变量之间的关系，但针对城乡地区人群心理健康与自杀之间关系的研究却很少。将中国农村大学生的心理健康状况与城市大学生进行比较，可能有助于揭示这两类人群的心理健康差异。本研究考察了中国大学生心理健康与城乡出身之间的关系。数据来自2400名大学生，他们于2013年在北京一所重点大学就读期间完成了一份调查问卷。使用了四个标准化心理健康量表来测量参与者的自尊、抑郁、社会支持和自杀意念。研究结果表明，城市学生在自尊和社会支持方面的得分显著高于农村学生。然而，两组在抑郁和自杀意念测量方面没有统计学上的显著差异。
