Liu Xiaohan, Guo Sijia, Zhang Mingyu, Huang Ning, Huang Yongqi, Mang La, Zhu Siying, Guo Jing
Health Commission of Dalian, Dalian, Liaoning Province, PR China.
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, PR China.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2024 Dec;102:104288. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104288. Epub 2024 Oct 22.
In recent decades, depressive symptoms have intensified among Chinese adolescents, particularly those from single-parent homes, who are presumed to face heightened mental health risks. Nonetheless, economic growth, fertility policy reforms, and cultural openness have enhanced the adaptability of these adolescents, enabling them to better manage depressive symptom risks.
This study aims to scrutinize the evolving trends of depressive symptoms and explore the related social factors among Chinese adolescents from single-parent families. We involved 109 studies by a Cross-temporal meta-analysis.
Over the past 25 years, the prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents from single-parent homes has annually declined. Economic status negatively correlates with depressive symptoms in the current year and 5 years prior. Birth rate, household size negatively impact symptoms, while urbanization level inversely correlates in the present and 5 years ago. Unemployment rate shows negative correlations 5 years apart but positive in the current year. Divorce rates exhibit similar patterns, negative before and now.
The above results indicate that depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents from single-parent families present a downward trend over time with social development. Macro-level factors such as economic instability, policy dynamics, and shifting attitudes towards marriage had a correlation with depression among adolescents from single-parent families. Future studies can dig into the details of the impact on the mental health of adolescents from single-parent families.
近几十年来，中国青少年的抑郁症状有所加剧，尤其是那些来自单亲家庭的青少年，他们被认为面临更高的心理健康风险。尽管如此，经济增长、生育政策改革和文化开放提高了这些青少年的适应能力，使他们能够更好地应对抑郁症状风险。
本研究旨在审视中国单亲家庭青少年抑郁症状的演变趋势，并探讨相关社会因素。我们通过跨时元分析纳入了109项研究。
在过去25年里，单亲家庭青少年抑郁症状的患病率逐年下降。经济状况与当年及5年前的抑郁症状呈负相关。出生率、家庭规模对症状有负面影响，而城市化水平在当前及5年前呈负相关。失业率在相隔5年时呈负相关，但在当年呈正相关。离婚率呈现类似模式，以前和现在均呈负相关。
上述结果表明，随着社会发展，中国单亲家庭青少年的抑郁症状呈下降趋势。经济不稳定、政策动态以及对婚姻态度的转变等宏观层面因素与单亲家庭青少年的抑郁有关。未来研究可以深入探讨对单亲家庭青少年心理健康影响的细节。
