Assocation of family environment and depressive symptoms among primary and secondary school students in Shanxi province

YANG Yang; YANG Le; QU Hongfei; YAO Dianrui; LI Zhenhao; GUO Dan

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025010

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YANG Yang, YANG Le, QU Hongfei, YAO Dianrui, LI Zhenhao, GUO Dan. Assocation of family environment and depressive symptoms among primary and secondary school students in Shanxi province[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(1): 86-91. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025010

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YANG Yang, YANG Le, QU Hongfei, YAO Dianrui, LI Zhenhao, GUO Dan. Assocation of family environment and depressive symptoms among primary and secondary school students in Shanxi province[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(1): 86-91. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025010

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YANG Yang, YANG Le, QU Hongfei, YAO Dianrui, LI Zhenhao, GUO Dan. Assocation of family environment and depressive symptoms among primary and secondary school students in Shanxi province[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(1): 86-91. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025010

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Assocation of family environment and depressive symptoms among primary and secondary school students in Shanxi province

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025010

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School of Management, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan (030600), Shanxi Province, China

Received Date: 2024-09-29
Rev Recd Date: 2024-11-18

Available Online: 2025-01-25

Publish Date: 2025-01-25

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Objective To explore the assocation of the family environment and depressive symptoms among primary and middle school students, so as to provide suggestions for further maximizing the utility of family environment in the growth of primary and secondary school students, as well as prevention and intervention of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents. Methods From June to July 2024, through a multistage cluster random sampling method, 8 800 primary and middle school students aged 10 to 18 from 36 schools in 3 cities (Datong, Lvliang, Linfen) in Shanxi Province. A self-designed questionnaire was used to conduct a family environment survey, including family socioeconomic conditions, family structure, family parenting behavior, family member health behavior, etc; and the depression symptoms of primary and secondary school students were investigated by Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The χ² test and binary Logistic regression to method were used to analyze the association of the family environment with depressive symptoms among primary and secondary school students, and to analyze gender and urban-rural heterogeneity in this association. Results The detection rate of depressive symptoms among primary and middle school students was 46.7% (n=4 111). Among them, the detection rates of depressive symptoms for male and female students were 45.7% and 47.7% respectively, and the detection rates for rural and urban students were 48.0% and 44.9% respectively. The results of binary Logistic regression model showed that in the family environment, factors such as the father's education level (junior high school: OR=0.84), self-assessed family socio-economic status (average: OR=0.78, good: OR=0.80), parental support and understanding (yes: OR=0.55), family atmosphere (harmonious: OR=0.66), living arrangement (living only with father or mother: OR=1.31, living with parents and grandparents: OR=1.19), and family rearing style (combining punishment and reward: OR=1.42, punishment only: OR=1.25) were related to depressive symptoms in primary and middle school students in Shanxi Province (P < 0.05). From the perspective of gender heterogeneity, the living arrangement (living only with father or mother: OR=1.67, others: OR=1.67) had a statistically significant association with depressive symptoms in male students (P < 0.05). From the perspective of urban-rural heterogeneity, the living arrangement (living only with father or mother: OR=1.38) had a statistically significant association with depressive symptoms in rural primary and middle school students (P < 0.05). Conclusions The family environment has an important impact on depressive symptoms in primary and middle school students. Family functioning should be fully exerted to prevent depressive symptoms in primary and middle school students.
- Family,
- Depression,
- Mental health,
- Regression analysis,
- Students

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