澳大利亚TAFE样本中心理困扰的患病率以及心理困扰、情绪集中应对和学业成功之间的关系

IF 3.6 4区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2021-03-15 DOI:10.1080/00049530.2021.1883408

Kylie Rice, A. Rock, Elizabeth Murrell, G. Tyson

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摘要目的本研究调查了澳大利亚某地区技术与继续教育研究所（TAFE）学生报告的一般心理困扰的基线患病率。此外，在一个学期的研究结束时，还探讨了心理困扰、情绪集中应对与学业成功之间的关系。方法304名受试者（M=32.00，SD=113.12）完成了心理困扰量表（抑郁、焦虑和压力量表，21项）和情绪应对量表（压力情境应对量表）。学业成功率（即学期末的模块完成率）也进行了量化。结果与大学样本一致，结果表明，与标准数据相比，TAFE学生的心理困扰程度更高。痛苦程度较高的参与者还报告说，他们采用了以情绪为中心的应对策略，并在学期末降低了学业成功率。痛苦与学业成功之间的关系是由以情绪为中心的应对方式介导的。结论本研究有助于提高人们对职业TAFE学生心理困扰患病率升高的可能性、他们自我报告的以情绪为中心的应对策略的使用情况以及与学业成绩的关系的认识。研究结果还提出了对这一人群进行干预的潜在目标。关键点关于这个话题的已知情况：（1）最近的研究表明，澳大利亚大学生的心理困扰发生率高于普通人群。（2）研究发现，心理困扰与较差的学业成绩和适应性较差的应对策略的应用有关。（3）大多数研究都是使用大学样本进行的，尽管职业教育和培训部门在澳大利亚高等教育中很突出，但在该部门进行的研究很少。这项研究补充道：（1）与在大学样本中进行的研究一致，这项研究表明，与标准数据相比，TAFE学生样本的心理困扰程度更高。（2）更高程度的痛苦与以情绪为中心的应对策略的应用以及学期末学业成功率的降低有关。（3）心理困扰与学业成功之间的关系是由以情绪为中心的应对调节的。

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The prevalence of psychological distress in an Australian TAFE sample and the relationships between psychological distress, emotion-focused coping and academic success

ABSTRACT Objective This study investigated the baseline prevalence of general psychological distress reported by students in a regional Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Institute in Australia. In addition, the relationship between psychological distress, emotion-focused coping and academic success at the end of one semester of study was explored. Method Three hundred and four participants (M = 32.00, SD = 13.12) completed measures of psychological distress (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, 21 item) and emotion-focused coping (Coping in Stressful Situations Checklist). Academic success (i.e., module completion rate at the end of the semester) was also quantified. Results Consistent with university samples, the results suggest that TAFE students have higher levels of psychological distress when compared with normative data. Participants with higher levels of distress also reported applying emotion-focused coping strategies, and had reduced academic success at the end of the semester. The relationship between distress and academic success was mediated by emotion-focused coping. Conclusions This study serves to increase awareness about the possibility of an elevated prevalence of psychological distress in vocational TAFE students, their self-reported use of maladaptive emotion-focused coping strategies, and the relationship with academic outcomes. The findings also suggest potential targets for intervention with this population. KEY POINTS What is already known about this topic: (1) Recent research indicates that Australian tertiary students have a higher prevalence of psychological distress than the general population. (2) Psychological distress has been found to be associated with poorer academic outcomes and the application of less adaptive coping strategies. (3) The majority of research has been conducted using university samples, and minimal research has been undertaken in the Vocational Education and Training sector, despite its prominence in Australian post-secondary education. What this study adds: (1) Consistent with research conducted in university samples, this study indicated that a sample of TAFE students reported higher levels of psychological distress when compared with normative data. (2) Higher levels of distress were associated with the application of emotion-focused coping strategies, as well as reduced academic success at the end of the semester. (3) The relationship between psychological distress and academic success was mediated by emotion-focused coping.

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