School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 3K2, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 14;18(4):1850. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041850.
This study aimed to explore the association between mental health knowledge level and the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in six universities in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, and a total of 600 college students were recruited to self-complete a series of questionnaires. The Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ) was used to investigate the level of mental health knowledge. Depressive symptoms were investigated with the depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). The prevalence rate of depressive symptoms among college students was 31.2%. Compared with MHKQ scoring in the 1st quartile, college students with MHKQ scoring in the 3rd quartile and in the 4th quartile reported lower levels of depressive symptoms after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Since mental health knowledge level was related to depressive symptoms among college students, increased efforts to promote the level of mental health knowledge in Chinese college students are critical.
本研究旨在探讨中国大学生心理健康知识水平与抑郁症状发生率之间的关系。采用横断面研究方法，在山东省济南市的六所大学中招募了 600 名大学生，让他们自行完成一系列问卷。使用心理健康知识问卷（MHKQ）来调查心理健康知识水平。采用抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS-21）的抑郁分量表来调查抑郁症状。大学生抑郁症状的发生率为 31.2%。与 MHKQ 评分在第 1 四分位数的大学生相比，在校正了潜在混杂因素后，MHKQ 评分在第 3 四分位数和第 4 四分位数的大学生报告的抑郁症状水平较低。由于心理健康知识水平与大学生的抑郁症状有关，因此需要加大努力来提高中国大学生的心理健康知识水平。
