Pandey Shreyashee, Rao Priyanka A, Joshi Pooran C, Mahajan Chakraverti
Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2025 Aug;71(5):902-911. doi: 10.1177/00207640241310190. Epub 2025 Jan 10.
The border areas of Jammu and Kashmir have long been affected by conflict, potentially impacting the mental health of youth. Understanding the relationships between social health factors and mental health outcomes in these regions is crucial for developing effective interventions.
This study aims to investigate the correlations between social health factors (social support, resilience, and well-being) and mental health outcomes (stress, anxiety, and depression) among youth living in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
A sample of 300 individuals aged 18 to 25 years was recruited, with 150 participants from the Line of Control (LoC) border in Rajouri district and 150 from the International Border (IB) in Jammu district. Participants completed six standardized measures: the Resilience Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Pearson Correlation was computed with statistical significance at < .05.
Significant positive correlations were found between social support, resilience, and well-being in both IB and LoC groups. Depression was positively correlated with anxiety in both groups. However, stress was positively correlated with depression and anxiety only in the LoC group.
These findings highlight the importance of social health factors in maintaining mental well-being among youth in conflict-affected regions. The study suggests that interventions targeting social support, resilience, and well-being may effectively promote mental health in these areas. Additionally, the results underscore the need for context-specific approaches in addressing mental health challenges in different conflict-affected environments.
查谟和克什米尔的边境地区长期受到冲突影响，这可能对青少年的心理健康产生影响。了解这些地区社会健康因素与心理健康结果之间的关系对于制定有效的干预措施至关重要。
本研究旨在调查查谟和克什米尔边境地区青少年的社会健康因素（社会支持、心理韧性和幸福感）与心理健康结果（压力、焦虑和抑郁）之间的相关性。
招募了300名年龄在18至25岁之间的个体作为样本，其中150名参与者来自拉焦里区控制线（LoC）边境，150名来自查谟区国际边境（IB）。参与者完成了六项标准化测量：心理韧性量表、多维感知社会支持量表（MSPSS）、患者健康问卷-9（PHQ-9）、世界卫生组织-5幸福感指数、感知压力量表（PSS）和广泛性焦虑障碍-7（GAD-7）。计算Pearson相关性，显著性水平为<0.05。
在国际边境（IB）组和控制线（LoC）组中，社会支持、心理韧性和幸福感之间均存在显著正相关。两组中抑郁与焦虑均呈正相关。然而，仅在控制线（LoC）组中，压力与抑郁和焦虑呈正相关。
这些发现凸显了社会健康因素在受冲突影响地区青少年维持心理健康方面的重要性。该研究表明，针对社会支持、心理韧性和幸福感的干预措施可能有效促进这些地区的心理健康。此外，研究结果强调了在应对不同受冲突影响环境中的心理健康挑战时，需要采用因地制宜的方法。
