Sexual orientation and sleep problem among Chinese college students: Mediating roles of interpersonal problems and depressive symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 569-577
Author(s):  
Ruipeng Wu ◽  
Wanxin Wang ◽  
Wenyan Li ◽  
Meijun Zhao ◽  
Alexis Dewaele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sleep Problem ◽  
Interpersonal Problems ◽  
Chinese College Students

scholarly journals Incidence and Risk Factors of Depressive Symptoms in Chinese College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 16 ◽  
pp. 2449-2457
Author(s):  
Yuqing Song ◽  
Zhaorui Liu ◽  
Hongguang Chen ◽  
Qi Guo ◽  
Yueqin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Chinese College Students

scholarly journals Associations between screen time, physical activity, and depressive symptoms during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak among Chinese college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyan Wu ◽  
Shuman Tao ◽  
Shiyue Li ◽  
Le Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Chinese College Students

Abstract Background The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerges in China, which spreads rapidly and becomes a public health emergency of international concern. Chinese government has promptly taken quarantine measures to block the transmission of the COVID-19, which may cause deleterious consequences on everyone’s behaviors and psychological health. Few studies have examined the associations between behavioral and mental health in different endemic areas. This study aimed to describe screen time (ST), physical activity (PA), and depressive symptoms, as well as their associations among Chinese college students according to different epidemic areas. Methods The study design is cross-sectional using online survey, from 4 to 12 February 2020, 14,789 college students accomplished this online study, participants who did not complete the questionnaire were excluded, and finally this study included 11,787 college students from China. Results The average age of participants was 20.51 ± 1.88 years. 57.1% of the college students were male. In total, 25.9% of college students reported depression symptoms. ST > 4 h/day was positively correlated with depressive symptoms (β = 0.48, 95%CI 0.37–0.59). COVID-19ST > 1 h/day was positively correlated with depressive symptoms (β = 0.54, 95%CI 0.43–0.65), compared with COVID-19ST ≤ 0.5 h/day. Compared with PA ≥ 3 day/week, PA < 3 day/week was positively associated with depression symptoms (β = 0.01, 95%CI 0.008–0.012). Compared with low ST and high PA, there was an interaction association between high ST and low PA on depression (β = 0.31, 95%CI 0.26–0.36). Compared with low COVID-19ST and high PA, there was an interaction association between high COVID-19ST and low PA on depression (β = 0.37, 95%CI 0.32–0.43). There were also current residence areas differences. Conclusions Our findings identified that high ST or low PA was positively associated with depressive symptoms independently, and there was also an interactive effect between ST and PA on depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals Association between Emotional Eating, Depressive Symptoms and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Symptoms in College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hunan

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanmei Liu ◽  
Qiping Yang ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
Yufeng Ouyang ◽  
Minghui Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Reflux Symptoms

This study aims to explore associations between emotional eating, depression and laryngopharyngeal reflux among college students in Hunan Province. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1301 students at two universities in Hunan. Electronic questionnaires were used to collect information about the students’ emotional eating, depressive symptoms, laryngopharyngeal reflux and sociodemographic characteristics. Anthropometric measurements were collected to obtain body mass index (BMI). Results: High emotional eating was reported by 52.7% of students. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 18.6% and that of laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms 8.1%. Both emotional eating and depressive symptoms were associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms (AOR = 3.822, 95% CI 2.126–6.871 vs. AOR = 4.093, 95% CI 2.516–6.661). Conclusion: The prevalence of emotional eating and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students should be pay more attention in the future. Emotional eating and depressive symptoms were positively associated with laryngopharyngeal symptoms. The characteristics of emotional eating require further study so that effective interventions to promote laryngopharyngeal health among college students may be formulated.

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of changes in smart phone addiction and depressive symptoms and potential risk factors among Chinese college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Yang ◽  
Huahua Hu ◽  
Chengjia Zhao ◽  
Huihui Xu ◽  
Xiaolian Tu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Potential Risk ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
Probable Depression

Abstract Background The current study aims to track the changes in the levels of smart phone addiction (SPA) and depressive symptoms between pre and during COVID-19 and potential risk factors of among Chinese college students in a four-wave longitudinal study. Methods The participants were recruited from a Chinese university (n = 195; 58.5% females). The first three-wave surveys were conducted before COVID-19 (during December of Year 1, June of Year 1, and December of Year 2 of their college study; Time 1, Time 2, Time 3), while the fourth survey (Time 4; during June of Year 2 of their college study) was conducted in June 2020 during COVID-19. COVID-19-related factors, including quarantine, lockdown, boredom, emotional loneliness, and social loneliness, were investigated. Results The results showed a significant increase in the levels of depressive symptoms and prevalence of probable depression during COVID-19 (69.2%) compared to those 18 months, 12 months and 6 months before COVID-19 (41.5, 45.6, 48.2%) but non-significant changes in SPA. Boredom and emotional loneliness were positively associated with both SPA and depressive symptoms during COVID-19. Social loneliness was also positively associated with depressive symptoms during COVID-19. Quarantine and lockdown were not significantly associated with SPA or depressive symptoms. Discussion and conclusions The results highlight that the study population may be a high risk group of probable depression. Future studies should continue to track these mental and behavioral status with the progression of the epidemic. The identified emotional factors could be used to reduce depressive symptoms during COVID-19 and prevent the potential risk of SPA.

scholarly journals A study of negative life events driven depressive symptoms and academic engagement in Chinese college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Ji ◽  
Changfeng Chen ◽  
Binyin Hou ◽  
Decheng Ren ◽  
Fan Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Academic Year

AbstractNegative life events (NLEs) are an important predictor of depressive symptoms (DS). College students experiencing NLEs are at risk of developing DS that could further weaken their academic engagement (AE), while social supports may assuage such negative effect. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between negative life events, depressive symptoms, and academic engagement, and how the NLE-DS-AE relationship is affected by the level of social support among Chinese college students. To test this hypothesis, we applied data from the Decoding Happiness Gene Cohort Study (DHGCS). Baseline depressive symptoms and academic engagement were measured at the beginning of the first academic year. Approximately 12 months later, negative life events and social support over the past year were assessed retrospectively along with current depressive symptoms and academic engagement. A total of 3629 college students (Age = 18.67 ± 0.82) were included in the study. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 26.7% and 36.7% in college students at the beginning of the first and second academic year, respectively. Depressive symptoms predicted subsequent academic engagement rather than the reverse based on cross-lagged analyses. Using structural equation modeling analyses, findings revealed a partial mediation effect of social support between negative life events and the development of depressive symptoms, and a partial mediation effect between negative life events and academic engagement. The findings presented negative life events jeopardize the academic engagement via depressive symptoms, while social supports are able to cancel such negative effect among college students under the Chinese cultural context.

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