Kotera Yasuhiro, Jackson Jessica E, Kirkman Ann, Edwards Ann-Marie, Colman Rory, Underhill Ann, Jackson Jessica G, Baker Denise, Ozaki Akihiko
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2TU Nottinghamshire UK.
College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby, UK.
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2023 Feb 13:1-18. doi: 10.1007/s11469-023-01018-w.
Poor mental health of healthcare students is a cause for concern in many universities. Though previous research has identified mental health shame and self-compassion as critical in this student group, how these variables differ across different healthcare disciplines remains to be evaluated. Healthcare students ( = 344; counselling, occupational therapy, social work and nursing) completed measures regarding these variables. MANOVA and regression analyses were performed. (1) Counselling and nursing students were more depressed than occupational therapy students; (2) nursing students were more anxious than occupational therapy and social work students; (3) occupational therapy students had more positive attitudes towards mental health than the others; and (4) nursing students worried about their own reputation associated with their family more than counselling students. Self-compassion was the strongest predictor of mental health in all groups; however, the effect sizes varied: largest in nursing and smallest in social work students. Findings will help inform effective interventions for students in each healthcare discipline.
医学生心理健康状况不佳在许多大学中都令人担忧。尽管先前的研究已确定心理健康羞耻感和自我同情在该学生群体中至关重要，但这些变量在不同医疗保健学科之间的差异仍有待评估。医学生（n = 344；包括咨询专业、职业治疗专业、社会工作专业和护理专业）完成了关于这些变量的测量。进行了多变量方差分析和回归分析。（1）咨询专业和护理专业的学生比职业治疗专业的学生更抑郁；（2）护理专业的学生比职业治疗专业和社会工作专业的学生更焦虑；（3）职业治疗专业的学生对心理健康的态度比其他专业的学生更积极；（4）护理专业的学生比咨询专业的学生更担心自己与家庭相关的声誉。自我同情是所有组中心理健康的最强预测因素；然而，效应大小各不相同：护理专业学生中最大，社会工作专业学生中最小。研究结果将有助于为每个医疗保健学科的学生制定有效的干预措施提供参考。
