Nisbet Jolan, Jamshidi Laleh, Andrews Katie L, Stewart Sherry H, Shields Robyn E, Teckchandani Taylor A, Maguire Kirby Q, Carleton R Nicholas
Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2023 Feb 13;14:1092334. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1092334. eCollection 2023.
Certain populations, such as public safety personnel (PSP), experience frequent exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events and other occupational stressors, increasing their risk for mental health challenges. Social support has been evidenced as a protective factor for mental health. However, research examining perceived social support and its associations with symptoms related to mental disorders among PSP recruits is limited.
RCMP cadets ( = 765, 72% male) completed self-report surveys assessing: sociodemographic information, social support, and symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
The results indicated statistically significant associations between higher social support and decreased odds of positive screens for generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder (i.e., significant Adjusted Odds Ratios = 0.90 to 0.95).
Cadets' perceived levels of social support are comparable to the Canadian general population and higher than serving RCMP. Social support appears to offer a protective element against anxiety-related disorders among participating cadets. Reductions in perceived levels of social support may be a function of RCMP service. Factors contributing to decreased levels of perceived social support should be considered.
某些人群，如公共安全人员（PSP），经常接触潜在的心理创伤事件和其他职业压力源，这增加了他们面临心理健康挑战的风险。社会支持已被证明是心理健康的一个保护因素。然而，关于PSP新兵中感知到的社会支持及其与精神障碍相关症状之间关联的研究有限。
加拿大皇家骑警学员（n = 765，72%为男性）完成了自我报告调查，评估内容包括：社会人口统计学信息、社会支持以及与创伤后应激障碍、重度抑郁症、广泛性焦虑症、社交焦虑症、恐慌症和酒精使用障碍相关的症状。
结果表明，较高的社会支持与广泛性焦虑症、社交焦虑症和恐慌症阳性筛查几率降低之间存在统计学上的显著关联（即显著调整优势比 = 0.90至0.95）。
学员感知到的社会支持水平与加拿大普通人群相当，且高于在职的加拿大皇家骑警。社会支持似乎为参与调查的学员提供了针对焦虑相关障碍的保护因素。感知到的社会支持水平降低可能是加拿大皇家骑警工作的一个结果。应考虑导致感知到的社会支持水平下降的因素。
