Depression and associated factors among precariously employed individuals
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.11.05
- VernacularTitle:无固定职业人员的抑郁症状及相关因素
- Author:
Yifei ZHANG
1
;
Yibo WU
1
;
Xinying SUN
1
Author Information
1. 北京大学公共卫生学院社会医学与健康教育学系,北京 100083
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
precarious employment;
depressive symptoms;
family health;
self-efficacy
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(11):955-961
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate depressive symptoms and associated factors among precariously em-ployed individuals(PEI).Methods:A total of 11 031 residents were selected by a combination of stratified sam-pling and quota sampling from 120 cities nationwide according to the proportion of the seventh national population census in 2021,including 1 829 PEI.New general self-efficacy scale,short-form of family health scale,12-item short-form health literacy questionnaire,Patient Health Questionaire-9items used to evaluate self-efficacy,family health,health literacy and depressive symptoms.among people with precarious employment.Results:The prevalence of depressive symptoms in PEI was 21.0％.Male gender(OR=1.30)was risk factors for depressive symptoms in PEI.Age 46 to 55 years(OR=0.39),junior middle school graduate(OR=0.46),and high family health(OR=0.90)were protective factors for depressive symptoms in PEI.The structural equation model showed that the family health scores were negatively correlated with the depression scores(β=-0.13,P＜0.001),while family health scores were positively correlated with health literacy scores(β=0.10,P＜0.01)and self-efficacy scores(β=0.66,P＜0.001).The self-efficacy scores were negatively correlated with the depression scores(β=-0.11,P＜0.001).Conclusion:The prevalence of depressive symptoms in PEI is high.Young age,male gender,high educa-tional level and lower family health are the risk factors of depression,while health literacy and self-efficacy play protective roles.
