2011Journal of Qiqihar University of MedicineRequires access

Relationship between depression and social support of college students

HE Min-mei

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Objective To investigate the status of mental health and social support of students in medical universities;to explore the relationships between mental heath and social support;to provide information and references for the mental health education.Methods 725 college students were tested with Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS) and S CES-D.Result Conclusion The senior students,students with single-parent,only-child students,the college students in county are in worse depression status,the college students with both-parents have higher social support than others,and the social support is negative related with depression status of students in the university.

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Objective To investigate the status of mental health and social support of students in medical universities;to explore the relationships between mental heath and social support;to provide information and references for the mental health education.Methods 725 college students were tested with Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS) and S CES-D.Result Conclusion The senior students,students with single-parent,only-child students,the college students in county are in worse depression status,the college students with both-parents have higher social support than others,and the social support is negative related with depression status of students in the university.

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Objective To investigate the status of mental health and social support of students in medical universities;to explore the relationships between mental heath and social support;to provide information and references for the mental health education.Methods 725 college students were tested with Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS) and S CES-D.Result Conclusion The senior students,students with single-parent,only-child students,the college students in county are in worse depression status,the college students with both-parents have higher social support than others,and the social support is negative related with depression status of students in the university.

Key concepts: Depression (economics), Social support, Mental health, Medicine, Scale (ratio), Medical education, Rating scale, Clinical psychology

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