Relationship between the COVID-19 exposure and depression and anxiety: mediating role of social support
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.05.006
- VernacularTitle:医学生新型冠状病毒暴露与抑郁焦虑及社会支持的关系
- Author:
ZHANG Suoyuan, GAO Lan, YANG Xingjie, ZHANG Ligang, QI Meng, CHEN Jingxu
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Author Information
1. Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital, Beijing(100096), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Coronavirus;
Students,medical;
Depression;
Anxiety;
Social support;
Mental health
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(5):657-660
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the social support of medical students during the outbreak of COVID-19 and its mediating effect on the correlation between epidemic exposure and depression with anxiety.
Methods:A total of 5 593 medical students were enrolled, and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and 7-tiem Generalize Anxiety Disorder Scale were used to measure.
Results:The social support score of SSRS of male students was lower than that of female students (t=-4.36, P<0.05) and juniors and seniors scored lower than other grades(F=4.84, P<0.05). Epidemic exposure proportion was positively correlated with both depressive proportionand anxiety proportion(r=0.05, 0.06, P<0.01), while epidemic exposure and depressive proportion and anxiety proportion were negatively correlated with social support score(r=-0.05, -0.25, -0.19, P<0.01). After controlling for gender and grade, the mediating effect of social support in the correlation between epidemic exposure and depression accounted for 26.6% of the total effect, and the mediating effect of subjective support and supportive utilization was 32.3% and 25.7% respectively. After controlling for gender and grade, the mediating effect of social support in the correlation between epidemic exposure and depression accounted for 20.0% of the total effect, and the mediating effect of subjective support and supportive utilization was 15.9% and 12.2% respectively.
Conclusion:Social support has partially mediating effect in the correlation between epidemic exposure with depression and anxiety.
