Depression status and its influencing factors of lesbians in China
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摘要:
目的 了解中国女同性恋(女同)人群抑郁状况,探讨影响女同人群抑郁症状发生的因素,为更好地进行女同人群的健康教育和后续心理干预提供建议和参考。 方法 2018年7月1日―2018年12月30日,通过问卷星对女同人群进行网络问卷调查。描述其抑郁状况分布,并用χ2检验、独立样本t检验进行单因素分析,用Logistic回归分析模型分析女同人群抑郁症状的影响因素。 结果 56.1%的女同存在抑郁症状。研究结果显示,和与家人同住相比,与女性朋友同住(OR=0.399, 95% CI: 0.182~0.872, P=0.021)、社会支持(OR=0.953, 95% CI: 0.926~0.980, P=0.001)和心理韧性(OR=0.934, 95% CI: 0.895~0.975, P=0.002)水平高的女同更不容易抑郁;少数民族(OR=5.849, 95% CI: 1.474~23.206, P=0.012)、童年期不良经历(OR=1.317, 95% CI: 1.065~1.628, P=0.011)是抑郁症状发生的危险因素。 结论 中国女同人群抑郁症状发生率较高,应关注性少数群体的心理状况,重视社会支持的积极作用,提供更多精神卫生资源,促进其心理健康。 Abstract:Objective To investigate the depression status of lesbians in China, and to explore the related factors of depressive symptoms, so as to provide suggestions for better health management for lesbians. Methods An online questionnaire survey was conducted among lesbians from July 1, 2018 to December 30, 2018. The distribution of lesbian depression was described. Chi-square test and two independent samples T test were used for univariate analysis. Logistic regression analysis model was performed to analyze the factors influencing depressive symptoms. Results 56.1% of lesbians had symptoms of depression. The results of the research showed that lesbians who lived with female friends (OR=0.399, 95% CI: 0.182-0.872, P=0.021), had a higher level of social support (OR=0.953, 95% CI: 0.926-0.980, P=0.001) and mental resilience (OR=0.934, 95% CI: 0.895-0.975, P=0.002) were less likely to get depressed. However, lesbians from ethnic minorities (OR=5.849, 95% CI: 1.474-23.206, P=0.012) were more likely to suffer from depression compared with Chinese Han lesbians. Adverse childhood experiences (OR=1.317, 95% CI: 1.065-1.628, P=0.011) were risk factors of depression. Conclusions The incidence of depressive symptoms is high among lesbians in China, and attention should be paid to the psychological health status of sexual minorities. The positive effects of social support needs to be taken seriously to promote their mental health. -
Key words:
- Lesbian /
- Depression /
- Influencing factors
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表 1 2018年7月1日―2018年12月30日中国不同人口学特征女同人群抑郁状况[n(%)]
Table 1. Depression status among lesbians in groups with different demographic characteristics in China from July 1, 2018 to December 30, 2018 [n(%)]
变量 合计(N=301) 有抑郁症状(n=169) 无抑郁症状(n=132) χ2值 P值 年龄(岁) 10.008 0.018 <21 44(14.6) 21(12.4) 23(17.4) 21~<26 116(38.5) 70(41.4) 46(34.8) 26~<31 97(32.3) 46(27.2) 51(38.6) ≥31 44(14.6) 32(18.9) 12(9.1) 民族 5.747 0.017 汉族 283(94.0) 154(91.1) 129(97.7) 其他 18(6.0) 15(8.9) 3(2.3) 婚姻 0.130 0.718 未婚/离异 280(93.0) 158(93.5) 122(92.4) 与男性在婚 21(7.0) 11(6.5) 10(7.6) 教育程度 1.770 0.413 高中及以下 50(16.6) 31(18.3) 19(14.4) 大专或本科 223(74.1) 125(74.0) 98(74.2) 研究生及以上 28(9.3) 13(7.7) 15(11.4) 户口所在地 0.013 0.910 农村 51(16.9) 29(17.2) 22(16.7) 城市 250(83.1) 140(82.8) 110(83.3) 职业 4.539 0.103 学生 72(23.9) 38(22.5) 34(25.8) 全职 201(66.8) 110(65.1) 91(68.9) 兼职或其他 28(9.3) 21(12.4) 7(5.3) 居住状况 18.221 < 0.001 与家人同住 93(30.9) 55(32.5) 38(28.8) 与女性朋友同住 67(22.3) 24(14.2) 43(32.6) 集体宿舍 71(23.6) 40(23.7) 31(23.5) 独居 70(23.3) 50(29.6) 20(15.2) 月收入(元) 4.771 0.189 <3 000 78(25.9) 48(28.4) 30(22.7) 3 000~<6 000 120(39.9) 72(42.6) 48(36.4) 6 000~<9 000 64(21.3) 31(18.3) 33(25.0) ≥9 000 39(13.0) 18(10.7) 21(15.9) 性取向 1.056 0.304 同性恋 245(81.4) 141(83.4) 104(78.8) 双性恋/其他 56(18.6) 28(16.6) 28(21.2) 表 2 2018年7月1日―2018年12月30日中国不同社会心理状况女同人群抑郁状况(x ±s)
Table 2. Depression status of lesbians with different psychosocial status in China from July 1, 2018 to December 30, 2018 (x ±s)
变量 合计 无抑郁症状 有抑郁症状 t值 P值 社会支持得分(分) 59.33±13.18 64.92±10.49 54.96±13.44 7.221 < 0.001 性少数群体压力得分(分) 性取向相关歧视 15.71±4.05 14.81±3.85 16.41±4.07 -3.459 0.001 被拒绝预期歧视 14.35±5.88 12.61±5.40 15.70±5.90 -4.720 < 0.001 性取向隐瞒 14.18±6.01 12.55±5.62 15.44±6.01 -4.259 < 0.001 内化歧视 7.63±3.59 7.13±3.17 8.02±3.85 -2.211 0.028 心理韧性得分(分) 35.71±8.30 39.48±7.23 32.76±7.89 7.597 < 0.001 童年期不良经历得分(分) 1.14±1.58 0.72±1.24 1.47±1.73 -4.364 < 0.001 表 3 2018年7月1日―2018年12月30日中国女同人群抑郁影响因素的Logistic回归分析
Table 3. Logistic regression analysis on influencing factors of depression among lesbians in China from July 1, 2018 to December 30, 2018
变量 β值 sx Wald值 OR(95% CI)值 P值 人口学因素 年龄(岁) <21 1.000 21~<26 0.205 0.436 0.222 1.228(0.523~2.884) 0.638 26~<31 0.071 0.480 0.022 1.074(0.419~2.751) 0.882 ≥31 0.701 0.606 1.337 2.016(0.614~6.614) 0.248 人口学因素 民族 汉族 1.000 其他 1.766 0.703 6.309 5.849(1.474~23.206) 0.012 居住状况 与家人同住 1.000 与女性朋友同住 -0.919 0.399 5.300 0.399(0.182~0.872) 0.021 集体宿舍 -0.153 0.409 0.140 0.858(0.385~1.914) 0.709 独居 0.662 0.409 2.619 1.940(0.870~4.326) 0.106 社会心理因素 性少数群体压力 1.000 性取向相关歧视 0.035 0.043 0.655 1.035(0.952~1.125) 0.418 被拒绝预期歧视 0.032 0.034 0.884 1.033(0.966~1.104) 0.347 性取向隐瞒 0.020 0.037 0.306 1.021(0.949~1.097) 0.580 内化歧视 -0.008 0.048 0.027 0.992(0.904~1.089) 0.870 社会支持 -0.048 0.015 11.051 0.953(0.926~0.980) 0.001 心理韧性 -0.068 0.022 9.537 0.934(0.895~0.975) 0.002 童年期不良经历 0.275 0.108 6.460 1.317(1.065~1.628) 0.011 -
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