Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
J Ment Health. 2022 Aug;31(4):462-470. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1755022. Epub 2020 Apr 27.
In divorce research, studies using large samples, very recently divorced individuals and validated measures of depression and anxiety with available background populations for comparison are missing.
This study aimed to investigate symptoms of depression and anxiety among recently divorced Danes and assess the explanatory power of relevant sociodemographic- and divorce-related variables on these symptoms.
The study utilized an online cross-sectional design and a total of 1856 Danish citizens recruited through the Danish State Administration. Average scores for depression and anxiety were compared to the Danish background population and regression analyses were conducted to assess the explanatory power of sociodemographic- and divorce characteristics on symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Divorcees reported significantly higher levels of both depressive and anxiety symptoms than the background population with a large proportion of the sample scoring equal to or higher than generally recommended cut-off values for risk of suffering from a psychiatric diagnosable case of depression or anxiety. Both sociodemographic- and divorce characteristics were predictive of symptoms of depression and anxiety.
The findings underline the relevance of public health intervention targeting symptoms of depression and anxiety among recently divorced individuals.
在离婚研究中，缺乏使用大样本、最近离婚的个体以及经过验证的抑郁和焦虑测量工具，并与可用的背景人群进行比较的研究。
本研究旨在调查丹麦最近离婚者的抑郁和焦虑症状，并评估相关社会人口学和离婚相关变量对这些症状的解释能力。
该研究采用在线横断面设计，共招募了 1856 名丹麦公民，通过丹麦国家行政部门进行招募。将抑郁和焦虑的平均得分与丹麦背景人群进行比较，并进行回归分析，以评估社会人口学和离婚特征对抑郁和焦虑症状的解释能力。
与背景人群相比，离婚者报告的抑郁和焦虑症状明显更高，样本中有很大一部分得分等于或高于普遍推荐的患有可诊断的精神科抑郁症或焦虑症的风险的分界值。社会人口学和离婚特征都对抑郁和焦虑症状具有预测作用。
这些发现强调了针对最近离婚者的抑郁和焦虑症状进行公共卫生干预的重要性。
