Prevalence of depression symptoms among female adolescents in Saudi Arabia

IF 1.6 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Pub Date : 2023-05-23 DOI:10.1111/jcap.12429

Samr Binsaif, Shirley Reynolds, Paul Jenkins

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Abstract

Objective

Epidemiological studies on the prevalence of elevated depression symptoms among female adolescents in Saudi Arabia report a wide variation, ranging from 13.9% to 80.2%. However, different methods of assessment and sampling have been used. The aim of the current study is to estimate the prevalence of elevated depression symptoms amongst female adolescents in Saudi Arabia using a gold-standard self-report measure, the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ).

Design and Measures

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 515 female students aged 13−18 years, recruited from public schools. Participants completed the Arabic versions of the MFQ, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.

Results

Mean MFQ score for this sample was 26.35 and almost half of participants (48.2%) had scores above the cut-off. Severity of depression varied with age, with those aged 13 showing reduced symptoms, and was negatively correlated with self-esteem and perceived social support. There were no associations with other demographic factors.

Conclusion

Elevated levels of depression symptoms were common in this sample. This highlights the need to improve public mental health in this community and to improve methods of identifying and treating depression in female adolescents.

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沙特阿拉伯女性青少年抑郁症状的患病率。

目的：沙特阿拉伯女性青少年抑郁症状升高患病率的流行病学研究报告了很大的差异，从13.9%到80.2%不等。然而，使用了不同的评估和抽样方法。本研究的目的是使用金标准自我报告量表——情绪和感觉问卷（MFQ）来估计沙特阿拉伯女性青少年抑郁症状升高的患病率。设计和测量：对515名13-18岁的公立学校女生进行了横断面研究。参与者完成了阿拉伯语版的MFQ、Rosenberg自尊量表和感知社会支持多维量表。结果：该样本的平均MFQ得分为26.35，几乎一半的参与者（48.2%）的得分高于临界值。抑郁症的严重程度因年龄而异，13岁的患者症状减轻，与自尊和感知的社会支持呈负相关。与其他人口因素没有关联。结论：在该样本中，抑郁症状水平升高是常见的。这突出表明需要改善该社区的公共心理健康，并改进识别和治疗女性青少年抑郁症的方法。

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing NURSING-

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2.90

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (JCAPN) is the only nursing journal to focus exclusively on issues of child and adolescent mental health around the world. As a primary resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice, educator roles, and those conducting research in mental health and psychiatric care, the journal includes peer-reviewed, original articles from a wide range of contributors in a broad variety of settings.