Arusha Anowara Rayhan, Biswas Raaj Kishore
Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research Centre, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2020 Sep;116:105254. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105254. Epub 2020 Jul 18.
An estimated 25% people suffer from mental health disorders worldwide. Almost 7 million suffer from anxiety and depression in Bangladesh. There are several factors that can cause stress among youths, both academic and non-academic, ranging from socioeconomic, environmental, cultural and psychological attributes. However, these are not widely researched in Bangladesh. This study identified the factors that affect the mental health of students due to examinations in Bangladesh, particularly the socio-demographic, lifestyle and psychological factors. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted on May 2020 with a sample size of 210 tertiary level students in Dhaka. A modified DASS-21 was used to measure stress, anxiety and depression scores related to examination. Binary logistic model showed that those who lived with family, spent time with parents, had regular sufficient (self-assessed) sleeps and consumed balanced (self-assessed) diets had significantly lower stress, anxiety, and depression. Balanced lifestyle with greater social bonding might help to better equip youths to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression during examination, which could be an avenue for future intervention studies.
据估计，全球有25%的人患有精神健康障碍。在孟加拉国，近700万人患有焦虑症和抑郁症。有几个因素会导致年轻人产生压力，包括学术和非学术方面，范围涵盖社会经济、环境、文化和心理特征。然而，在孟加拉国，这些因素并未得到广泛研究。本研究确定了孟加拉国因考试而影响学生心理健康的因素，特别是社会人口统计学、生活方式和心理因素。2020年5月对达卡的210名大学生进行了在线横断面调查。使用改良的DASS-21量表来测量与考试相关的压力、焦虑和抑郁得分。二元逻辑模型显示，与家人同住、与父母共度时光、有规律且充足（自我评估）睡眠以及饮食均衡（自我评估）的学生，其压力、焦虑和抑郁水平显著较低。拥有更紧密社会联系的平衡生活方式可能有助于年轻人在考试期间更好地减轻压力、焦虑和抑郁，这可能成为未来干预研究的一个方向。
