A survey of the psychological status of primary school students who were quarantined at home during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in Hangzhou China

作者：Yanghao Zheng, Jianhua Li, Maiyan Zhang, Bicheng Jin, Xiaoyi Li, Zhiyong Cao, Nanping Wu, Changzhong Jin · 发表于：medRxiv · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1101/2020.05.28.20115311 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：COVID-19 and Mental Health、Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development、Digital Mental Health Interventions

Objective: To investigate the presence of social anxiety and depression and the risk factors for them among primary school students who were quarantined at home during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in Hangzhou China. Methods: A total of 1620 students who were quarantined at home for at least one month were recruited from two primary schools in Hangzhou. Students completed a questionnaire on a mobile App with help from their guardians; the measures included demographic and general information, the Social Anxiety Scale for Children (SASC), and the Depression Self-rating Scale for Children (DSRSC). Results: The mean SASC score of the participants was 3.90±3.73, which was higher than the mean norm score of Chinese urban children (3.48±3.47) (P < 0.01). The mean DSRSC score of the participants (5.67±4.97) was much lower than the mean norm score of Chinese urban children (9.84±4.73) (P < 0.05). A total of 279 (17.2%) students had social anxiety, with a mean score of 10.41±2.59, and 102 (6.3%) students had depression, with a mean score of 18.96±3.89. The following variables were found to be significant risk factors for social anxiety during home quarantine: deterioration of the parent-child relationship, increased conflicts with parents, irregular work and rest, and worrying more about being infected. Deterioration of the parent-child relationship, less physical activity, irregular work and rest, and negative mood during home quarantine were significant risk...