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Prevalence of depressive symptoms and its correlations with positive psychological variables among Chinese medical students: an exploratory cross-sectional study

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Title
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and its correlations with positive psychological variables among Chinese medical students: an exploratory cross-sectional study
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BMC Psychiatry, January 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0710-3
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Meng Shi, Li Liu, Zi Yue Wang, Lie Wang

Abstract

Knowledge about the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students and its related factors is rather limited. Understanding the correlates of depressive symptoms and the roles that positive psychological variables play in depressive symptoms is of vital importance for future interventions. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and the integrated effects of resilience, hope and optimism on depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students. This multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2014. The questionnaires that consisted of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14), Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (ADHS), Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and socio-demographic characteristics, were distributed to students at four medical colleges or universities in Liaoning province, China. A total of 2925 medical students became the final subjects. Hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to explore the integrated effects of resilience, hope and optimism on depressive symptoms. The prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students was 66.8 % (CES-D ≥ 16). Resilience, hope and optimism were all negatively correlated with depressive symptoms and they accounted for 26.1 % of the variance in depressive symptoms. The high prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students calls for special attention from all stakeholders, especially university authorities. Intervention strategies that focus on enhancing the positive psychological variables of resilience, hope and optimism can be integrated into depression prevention and treatment programs.

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Country Count As %
Colombia 1 <1%
Unknown 153 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 18 12%
Student > Master 14 9%
Student > Postgraduate 13 8%
Researcher 12 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 6%
Other 38 25%
Unknown 50 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 32 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 27 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 7%
Social Sciences 5 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 3%
Other 17 11%
Unknown 58 38%
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#16,321,466
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