Abstract
Methods
Stratified random sampling was used to select students who were interviewed using the World Health Organization Composite
International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.0 to diagnose psychiatric disorder and collected socio-demographic, and family
structure and environment data. The response rate was 90 % (N = 1,843). The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) criteria
were used to diagnose NDs. We used logistical regression to evaluate the links between NDs and selected correlates.
International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.0 to diagnose psychiatric disorder and collected socio-demographic, and family
structure and environment data. The response rate was 90 % (N = 1,843). The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) criteria
were used to diagnose NDs. We used logistical regression to evaluate the links between NDs and selected correlates.
Results
The prevalence of NDs was 25.6 % (lifetime), 15.7 % (12-month), and 6.8 % (30-day) among the university students with no significant
gender differences in these rates. No family structure characteristics were related to 12-month prevalence of NDs (P > 0.05). In contrast, family environment factors including a history of family disputes (OR 1.562, CI 1.108–2.203), parental
mental health problems (OR 1.800, CI 1.379–2.349), and absence of care in childhood (OR 1.916, 95 % CI 1.331–2.759) were associated
with higher prevalence rates of NDs.
gender differences in these rates. No family structure characteristics were related to 12-month prevalence of NDs (P > 0.05). In contrast, family environment factors including a history of family disputes (OR 1.562, CI 1.108–2.203), parental
mental health problems (OR 1.800, CI 1.379–2.349), and absence of care in childhood (OR 1.916, 95 % CI 1.331–2.759) were associated
with higher prevalence rates of NDs.
Conclusions
Our findings show a high prevalence of NDs in this sample of Chinese undergraduates. Social environment factors, in the student’s
family of orientation, were significantly associated with the prevalence of NDs. These findings support the importance of
negative family experiences during childhood and adolescence and increasing vulnerability to NDs.
family of orientation, were significantly associated with the prevalence of NDs. These findings support the importance of
negative family experiences during childhood and adolescence and increasing vulnerability to NDs.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s00127-012-0500-2
- Authors
- Changgui Kou, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021 China
- Xiangfei Meng, Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 0W8 Canada
- Bing Xie, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021 China
- Yanfen Chen, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021 China
- Qiong Yu, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021 China
- Jieping Shi, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021 China
- Yaqin Yu, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021 China
- Carl D’Arcy, Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 0W8 Canada
- Yueqin Huang, Institute of Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100083 China
- Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Online ISSN 1433-9285
- Print ISSN 0933-7954