The influence of daily lifestyle on depressive symptoms among middle school students in Jingzhou city
10.3969/j.issn.1671-332X.2025.01.035
- VernacularTitle:日常生活方式对荆州市中学生抑郁症状的影响
- Author:
Mengying LUO
1
;
Bo LIU
;
Xiaopeng DENG
;
Suocheng NIE
;
Xingfeng ZHANG
Author Information
1. 长江大学医学部 湖北荆州 434000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
Adolescents;
Cross-sectional study
- From:
Modern Hospital
2025;25(1):131-134
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective This study aimed to analyze the current status of depressive symptoms among middle school students in Jingzhou City in 2023 and the influence of daily lifestyle on these symptoms.Methods A convenience cluster sam-pling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey among students in 25 middle schools in Jingzhou City from September 2023 to November 2023.The questionnaire included demographic information and standardized questionnaires.Chi-square test was used for univariate analysis,and binary logistic regression model was used for analysis of influencing factors.Results A-mong the 17,499 valid questionnaires,the prevalence of depressive symptoms among middle school students in Jingzhou City was 32.60％.Univariate analysis revealed that students with unhealthy lifestyles(including internet addiction,insomnia,lack of si-esta,frequent late-night activities,less participation in physical exercise,passive participation in group activities,and unbal-anced dietary habits)had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms.Moreover,high school students(40.95％)had a higher prevalence than middle school students(27.57％),and females(37.43％)had a higher prevalence than males(27.96％);all differences were statistically significant(P＜0.001).Binary logistic regression analysis showed that being female,being a high school student,internet addiction,insomnia,lack of siesta,frequent late-night activities,less participation in physical exercise,passive participation in group activities,and unbalanced dietary habits were risk factors for depressive symptoms among middle school students in Jingzhou City.Conclusion This study revealed the association between depressive symptoms and daily lifes-tyle among middle school students in Jingzhou City.The prevalence of depressive symptoms was related to factors including being female,being a high school student,internet addiction,insomnia,lack of siesta,unbalanced dietary habits,less participation in physical exercise,and passive participation in group activities.It is recommended to focus on cultivating good daily behavioral habits among students in both school and family environments to improve their mental health.
