Effect of Gaza war on the mental health of different generations in Egypt.

IF 2.7 3区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Nadira Mansour Hassan, Rabab Ahmed Hammad, Amira Ahmed Abd El Karem
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Abstract

Background: Exposure to unfavorable environmental circumstances including conflicts and wars increases people's risk of experiencing mental health disturbances. Prevalence rates of anxiety, depression and stress disorders were two- to three-fold higher between people exposed to war or those interested in war news.

Objectives: To explore prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among Tanta University students and their parents representing different Egyptian generations, and to identify associated and predicting factors of severity and their effect on study or work performance.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from undergraduate medical students at Tanta University and their parents by using random cluster sampling technique. The study included 100 medical students and 200 parents. A self-administrated questionnaire was used, which included sociodemographic data, DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale) to measure levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Also, the questionnaire included a part to assess the effect of war on studying /or work performance. Multiple logistic regression was used to detect predictors of severe levels of depression, anxiety and stress. The value of p ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0.

Results: Females constituted 79.0% of the student sample. All students and most fathers and mothers reported regularly following war news, with social media being the most frequently used source, especially among students. Symptoms of depression were reported by 97.0% of students, 77.0% of mothers, and 65.0% of fathers. Anxiety and stress were reported by approximately two-thirds of students, 51.0% of mothers, and 45.0% of fathers. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified frequent exposure to war news as a shared significant predictor of severe and extremely severe levels of depression (p = 0.004), anxiety, and stress (p < 0.001). Additionally, young age (p < 0.001) and female sex (p = 0.023) were significant predictors of depression, while urban residence was significantly associated with severe anxiety (p = 0.007). Students' motivation to study and study hours were affected to some degree but among most parents, work performance was not affected (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: The mental health of people in a country outside of war can also be significantly affected by war and its news. The students representing the younger generation were following war news frequently and were the worst affected generation. Thus, these findings highlight the importance of mental health screening and early intervention in populations not directly exposed to war but affected through media consumption, particularly across different generations.

加沙战争对埃及各代人心理健康的影响。
背景:暴露于包括冲突和战争在内的不利环境会增加人们经历精神健康障碍的风险。经历过战争的人和对战争新闻感兴趣的人,焦虑、抑郁和应激障碍的患病率要高出两到三倍。目的:探讨坦塔大学学生及其父母在不同埃及世代中抑郁、焦虑和压力的患病率,并确定相关因素和预测其严重程度及其对学习或工作表现的影响。方法:采用随机整群抽样方法,对坦塔大学医学生及其家长进行横断面调查。该研究包括100名医学生和200名家长。采用自我管理问卷,其中包括社会人口统计数据,DASS-21(抑郁,焦虑压力量表)测量抑郁,焦虑和压力水平。此外,调查问卷还包括评估战争对学习或工作表现的影响。多元逻辑回归用于检测严重程度的抑郁、焦虑和压力的预测因子。p≤0.05为差异有统计学意义。采用SPSS 21.0版对数据进行分析。结果:女生占学生样本的79.0%。所有学生和大多数父母都会定期报道战争新闻,社交媒体是最常用的来源,尤其是在学生中。97.0%的学生、77.0%的母亲和65.0%的父亲报告有抑郁症状。大约三分之二的学生、51.0%的母亲和45.0%的父亲报告了焦虑和压力。多元逻辑回归分析发现,频繁接触战争新闻是严重和极严重程度的抑郁(p = 0.004)、焦虑和压力(p)的共同显著预测因子。结论:战争以外国家人民的心理健康也会受到战争及其新闻的显著影响。代表年轻一代的学生经常关注战争新闻,是受影响最严重的一代。因此,这些研究结果强调了心理健康筛查和早期干预的重要性,这些人群没有直接接触战争,但受到媒体消费的影响,特别是跨代人群。
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BMC Psychology
BMC Psychology Psychology-Psychology (all)
CiteScore
3.90
自引率
2.80%
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265
审稿时长
24 weeks
期刊介绍: BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.
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