Guo Yuting, Qu Hongfei, Yang Le, Tian Buwei, Li Zeyuan, Cheng Jingmin
School of Management, Shanxi Medical University, No. 56 Xinjian South Road, Taiyuan, 030000, Shanxi Province, China.
School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10 Xitoutiao, Youanmenwai, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100069, China.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 12;15(1):29460. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-14354-9.
This study aims to explore the relationship between social capital and depressive symptoms among adolescents relocated for poverty alleviation and its gender differences. A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to August 2023 in Shanxi, China. The Social Capital Questionnaire for Adolescent Students (SCQ-AS) was used to assess the social capital of relocated adolescents, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21-D) was used to assess their depressive symptoms. This study uses descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression methods to study the level and significance of the association between social capital and depressive symptoms among relocated adolescents for poverty alleviation. This study included a total of 631 relocated adolescents for poverty alleviation, with a depressive symptoms detection rate of 15.2%. Social capital (AOR: 0.801, 95% CI 0.754-0.852, p < 0.001) and its subdimensions, school cohesion (AOR: 0.664, 95%CI 0.589-0.748, p < 0.001), school friendship (AOR:0.621, 95%CI 0.526-0.733, p < 0.001), neighborhood social cohesion (AOR: 0.705, 95%CI 0.595-0.835, p < 0.001), and trust (AOR: 0.848, 95%CI 0.729-0.986, p < 0.05), were significantly negatively related to depressive symptoms. Social capital was significantly associated with depressive symptoms among both males and females (AOR: 0.805, 95%CI 0.734-0.883, p < 0.001; AOR: 0.787, 95%CI 0.722-0.858, p < 0.001), trust has a more significant effect on reducing depressive symptoms in female adolescents. This study reveals the relationship between social capital and depressive symptoms and its gender differences among adolescents relocated for poverty alleviation, providing information for targeted policy and intervention in adolescent health promotion in many developing and underdeveloped countries that use relocation as a way to alleviate poverty.
本研究旨在探讨易地扶贫搬迁青少年社会资本与抑郁症状之间的关系及其性别差异。2023年6月至8月在中国山西进行了一项横断面研究。采用青少年学生社会资本问卷（SCQ - AS）评估易地扶贫搬迁青少年的社会资本，采用抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS - 21 - D）评估其抑郁症状。本研究运用描述性统计和二元逻辑回归方法，研究易地扶贫搬迁青少年社会资本与抑郁症状之间关联的水平及显著性。本研究共纳入631名易地扶贫搬迁青少年，抑郁症状检出率为15.2%。社会资本（调整后比值比：0.801，95%置信区间0.754 - 0.852，p < 0.001）及其子维度，学校凝聚力（调整后比值比：0.664，95%置信区间0.589 - 0.748，p < 0.001）、学校友谊（调整后比值比：0.621，95%置信区间0.526 - 0.733，p < 0.001）、邻里社会凝聚力（调整后比值比：0.705，95%置信区间0.595 - 0.835，p < 0.001）和信任（调整后比值比：0.848，95%置信区间0.729 - 0.986，p < 0.05），均与抑郁症状显著负相关。社会资本在男性和女性中均与抑郁症状显著相关（调整后比值比：0.805，95%置信区间0.734 - 0.883，p < 0.001；调整后比值比：0.787，95%置信区间0.722 - 0.858，p < 0.001），信任对减轻女性青少年抑郁症状的影响更为显著。本研究揭示了易地扶贫搬迁青少年社会资本与抑郁症状之间的关系及其性别差异，为许多将易地扶贫作为减贫方式的发展中国家和欠发达国家在青少年健康促进方面的针对性政策和干预提供了信息。
