Analysis of depressive symptoms and predictive factors in children and adolescents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
10.11886/scjsws2025032902
- VernacularTitle:内蒙古自治区儿童青少年抑郁症状及预测因子分析
- Author:
Guiwei CHEN
1
;
Lu TONG
2
;
Ziyu LI
2
;
Xiaojuan GAO
2
;
Ruiqi WANG
2
;
Xiaolu ZHANG
2
;
Le LIU
3
;
Yinxia BAI
1
Author Information
1. College of Mental Health， Inner Mongolia Medical University， Hohhot 010050， China
2. Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Mental Health Center （the Third Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region， Mental Health Center of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region）， Hohhot 010000， China
3. Baotou Sixth Hospital （Baotou Mental Health Center）， Baotou 014060， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region;
Children and adolescents;
Depressive symptoms;
Influencing factors
- From:
Sichuan Mental Health
2026;39(1):83-88
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BackgroundIn recent years， the incidence of depression among adolescents has been increasing steadily， posing a serious threat to their physical and mental health and even leading to severe consequences such as self-harm and suicide. At the same time， the detection rate of subclinical depression symptoms among adolescents is even higher. Although these symptoms do not meet the clinical diagnostic criteria， they have significantly affected their quality of life， and their persistence over time may further develop into depression. Therefore， in-depth exploration of adolescent depression symptoms and the predictive factors holds significant practical significance and research value. However， up to now， no large-scale investigation and research on depression symptoms among children and adolescents has been conducted in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. ObjectiveTo understand the prevalence of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region， in order to provide references for formulating scientific and effective prevention strategies and intervention measures. MethodsBy using the cluster stratified random sampling method， 6 281 students from the third grade of primary school to the second grade of high school in 12 leagues and cities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were selected in March 2024. A self-designed questionnaire and the Self-rating Depression Scale （SDS） were used for on-site investigation. ResultsA total of 6 058 （96.45%） children and adolescents completed the valid questionnaire survey， and 2 728 cases （45.03%） were found to have depressive symptoms. There were statistically significant differences in the detection rates of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents of different genders， ages， whether they were only children， different family types， family monthly income， parents' educational levels， and whether the mother was employed （χ2=33.769， 40.618， 48.593， 29.972， 142.648， 195.999， 168.190， 5.445， P<0.05 or 0.01）.The results of the Logistic regression analysis showed that for children and adolescents， being female， aged between 12 and 16， over 16 years old， not being an only child， living in a reconstituted family， having a monthly family income of less than 5 000 yuan， and having parents with an education level of primary school or below were predictors of depressive symptoms （OR=1.241， 1.427， 1.273， 1.177， 1.549， 1.278， 1.462， 1.417， 1.514， 1.929， 1.660， 1.528， P<0.05 or 0.01）. ConclusionThe detection rate of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is relatively high. Factors that may predict depressive symptoms in children and adolescents include female gender， ages between 12 and 16， ages over 16 years old， non-only children， families with a restructured structure， monthly family income of less than 5 000 yuan， and parents with an education level of primary school or below. ［Funded by Science and Technology Planning Project of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region （number， 2022YFSH0119）］
