Mental wellbeing and resilience amongst migrant workers from service industries in Shenzhen city:a cross-sectional study
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-7884.2016.01.006
- VernacularTitle:深圳市服务业农民工抑郁和焦虑及心理弹性水平的横断面调查
- Author:
Xi YANG
1
;
Yanmin XU
1
;
Dailin GAO
1
;
Zhijian ZHOU
1
;
Dong JIN
1
;
Xiaowei ZOU
1
;
Tiebang LIU
1
Author Information
1. 518020,深圳市康宁医院深圳市心理健康重点实验室深圳大学精神卫生学院深圳市精神卫生研究所深圳市精神卫生中心
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
Anxiety;
Resilience;
Residentialmobility
- From:
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry
2016;49(1):15-19
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore mental well-being and the relationship with resilience amongst younger and older migrant workers from service industries in Shenzhen. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shenzhen city,a total of 1 979 rural-to-urban migrant workers were recruited from the community by the method of respondent-driven sampling. Mental wellbeing and resilience was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CES-D), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale(CD-RISC) and Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS). The scores of depression, anxiety and resilience between younger and older migrant workers were compared,and multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify independent factors associated with depression and anxiety in these two groups respectively. Results Younger migrant group showed higher scores of positive emotion subscale of CES-D((5.04±2.41):(4.53±2.33);t=4.567,P=0.000),as well as total scores((82.94± 16.82):(79.87 ± 17.99);t=3.720,P=0.000), tenacity((42.57 ± 9.26):(41.17 ± 9.72);t=3.119,P=0.002), strength((27.93±5.86):(26.60±6.34);t=4.592,P=0.000)and optimism((12.44±2.91):(12.10±3.14);t=2.364,P=0.018)of CD-RISC compared to older group. Linear regression analysis showed factors that were independently negatively associated with depression and anxiety in younger migrants included tenacity and strength,and strength contributed most to depression(standard coefficient β=-0.376, R2=0.123). Whereas strength was negatively associated with depression(standard coefficient β=-0.298, R2=0.069)and anxiety (standard coefficientβ=-0.089, R2=0.022)in older migrants. Conclusions The general mental wellbeing between younger and older migrants may be equal. The resilience is better in younger migrants and predicts depression and anxiety. Efforts to enhance the resilience may be useful to promote mental wellbeing among younger migrant workers.
