Lyu Jiayang, Jin Songqing, Ji Chen, Yan Ru, Feng Cindy, Rozelle Scott, Wang Huan
China Academy for Rural Development (CARD), Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou 310058, China.
Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Jul 30;12(15):1507. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12151507.
The association between sleep patterns and young students' mental health, which is crucial for their development, remains understudied in rural China. Therefore, the relationship between sleep patterns and mental health among primary and junior high school students in rural China was examined.
A total of 1592 primary and junior high school students from rural areas of Gansu Province were surveyed, and the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) was utilized to assess mental health, alongside self-reported data on their daily sleep patterns.
Significant sleep inadequacies were identified: 28% of students received less than 8 h of sleep on weekdays, and 19% went to bed later than recommended. On weekends, 38% of students had delayed bedtimes, though only 7.2% received less than 8 h of sleep. Notably, a "U-shaped" relationship was uncovered between sleep duration and mental health for students on weekends, with optimal mental health correlated with receiving 10-11 h of sleep, while both shorter and longer sleep durations on weekends worsened outcomes. This pattern is absent on weekdays. Additionally, adequate sleep and an earlier bedtime was linked to a 6-8% decrease in mental health risks.
These findings provide valuable insights for policymakers seeking to enhance student mental well-being in rural settings, emphasizing the importance of implementing measures that promote balanced sleep habits among young students.
睡眠模式与青少年心理健康之间的关联对其发展至关重要，但在中国农村地区仍未得到充分研究。因此，本研究考察了中国农村中小学生睡眠模式与心理健康之间的关系。
对甘肃省农村地区的1592名中小学生进行了调查，采用抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS）评估心理健康状况，并收集了他们日常睡眠模式的自我报告数据。
发现存在明显的睡眠不足问题：28%的学生平日睡眠时间不足8小时，19%的学生上床睡觉时间晚于建议时间。在周末，38%的学生上床睡觉时间推迟，不过只有7.2%的学生睡眠时间不足8小时。值得注意的是，研究发现周末学生的睡眠时间与心理健康呈“U形”关系，心理健康状况最佳与睡眠时间为10 - 11小时相关，而周末睡眠时间过短或过长都会使心理健康状况恶化。平日不存在这种模式。此外，充足的睡眠和较早的上床睡觉时间与心理健康风险降低6 - 8%相关。
这些发现为寻求改善农村地区学生心理健康的政策制定者提供了有价值的见解，强调了采取措施促进青少年学生养成平衡睡眠习惯的重要性。
