Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stigma among high school students with deafness and its association with their quality of school life: A national study from Saudi Arabia

IF 2.9 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Research in Developmental Disabilities Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104894

Abdullah Madhesh , Omar A Almohammed

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Abstract

Objective

This study assessed the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stigma among high school children with deafness and investigated the relationship between these psychological disorders and quality of school life (QoSL) in children.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among high school students with deafness in Saudi Arabia, excluding students who were hard of hearing. This study employed established, validated, and culturally adapted assessment tools to evaluate participants’ mental health, perceptions of stigma, and QoSL.

Results

In total, 269 students responded with a mean age of 17.9 ± 1.6 years. The mean score for depression was 4.68 ± 5.42, with only 13.7 % of respondents having at least moderate depression. Their mean score on the anxiety scale was 3.75 ± 4.81, with only 14.5 % of them having moderate to severe anxiety. The participants’ mean score on the stigma scale was 6.62 ± 6.83, indicating a low level of stigma among the participants. The participants’ mean QoSL score was 107.20 ± 13.39, demonstrating a good perception of the quality of their school life. Higher scores on depression, anxiety, and stigma scales were associated with significantly lower QoSL scores.

Conclusion

This study stands out as one of the few to investigate the prevalence of psychological disorders and may be the first to investigate the association between psychological disorders and QoSL among high school students with deafness. Although this study yielded significant results, it highlights several gaps in the literature that require further investigation.

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失聪高中生抑郁、焦虑和耻辱感的普遍程度及其与学校生活质量的关系：沙特阿拉伯全国性研究。

目的：本研究评估高中耳聋儿童抑郁、焦虑和耻感的患病率，并探讨这些心理障碍与儿童学校生活质量的关系。方法：采用横断面调查的方法，对沙特阿拉伯的高中生进行耳聋调查，不包括听力困难的学生。本研究采用已建立的、经过验证的和适应文化的评估工具来评估参与者的心理健康、耻辱感和生活质量。结果：共有269名学生回应，平均年龄为17.9 ± 1.6岁。抑郁的平均得分为4.68 ± 5.42，只有13.7 %的被调查者有中度以上的抑郁。他们的焦虑量表平均得分为3.75 ± 4.81，只有14. %的人有中度至重度焦虑。被试的耻感量表平均得分为6.62 ± 6.83，表明被试的耻感水平较低。参与者的平均QoSL得分为107.20 ± 13.39，表明他们对学校生活质量有良好的感知。抑郁、焦虑和病耻感量表得分越高，QoSL得分越低。结论：本研究是少数调查耳聋高中生心理障碍患病率的研究之一，可能是第一个调查耳聋高中生心理障碍与生活质量之间关系的研究。虽然这项研究取得了显著的结果，但它突出了文献中的一些空白，需要进一步调查。

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Research in Developmental Disabilities Multiple-

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5.50

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178

期刊介绍： Research In Developmental Disabilities is aimed at publishing original research of an interdisciplinary nature that has a direct bearing on the remediation of problems associated with developmental disabilities. Manuscripts will be solicited throughout the world. Articles will be primarily empirical studies, although an occasional position paper or review will be accepted. The aim of the journal will be to publish articles on all aspects of research with the developmentally disabled, with any methodologically sound approach being acceptable.