Prevalence of depressive symptoms in university students from Germany, Denmark, Poland and Bulgaria

Mikolajczyk, Rafael; Maxwell, Annette E.; Ansari, Walid El; Naydenova, Vihra; Stock, Christiane; Ilieva, Snezhana; Dudziak, Urszula; Nagyová, Iveta

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“…Among university students, lifetime prevalence rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) vary between 10 and 25% [4,5,6], and the proportion of students who perceive themselves as having nonclinical depressive symptoms is even higher [7,8]. …”

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Both Hair Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress Predict Increased Symptoms of Depression: An Exploratory Study in Young Adults

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Objective: Depressive symptoms are a common mental health problem among young adults, but the physiological mechanisms that mediate between stress and depressive symptoms remain unclear. Accordingly, this exploratory study (1) examined how hair cortisol concentrations were associated with self-perceived stress and depressive symptoms in a sample of young adults and (2) tested whether hair cortisol could explain variance in depressive symptoms beyond perceived stress before and after controlling for levels of vigorous physical activity (VPA). Methods: The sample consisted of 42 exercise and health science university students (20 males, 22 females; mean age = 21.2 years). Cortisol concentrations were extracted from hair strands close to the scalp. Participants completed self-rating questionnaires about depressive symptoms and perceived stress. Results: Students with elevated hair cortisol levels tended to report lower depressive symptoms and lower perceived stress. Increased perceived stress was associated with higher depressive symptoms, and both hair cortisol and perceived stress predicted depressive symptoms after controlling for VPA. Conclusions: The present data suggest that elevated hair cortisol levels do not necessarily constitute a health risk. Hair cortisol measurement can serve as a noninvasive and painless biomarker of chronic stress and mental disorders; however, additional research is needed.

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Both Hair Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress Predict Increased Symptoms of Depression: An Exploratory Study in Young Adults

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“…A number of studies show sleep patterns could be related with different psycho-logical aspects, clinical states, disease, academic profile and changes in lifestyle (Voroneckas, 2003;Abdussalam et, al., 2013;Augner, 2011;Field et al, 2012). Scientific studies consistently show a strong association between poor sleep and mood and affective disorders as well as somatic complaints (Mikolajczyk et al, 2008;Nyer et al, 2013;Hayashino et al, 2010). A study by T. Eller and colleagues (2006) in Estonia showed 21.9 % of medical students are suffering from high levels of anxiety symptoms and 30.6 % had symptoms of depression and confirmed a prognostic value of that symptoms towards worse sleep quality.…”

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“…Mokslinių studijų rezultatai nuolat patvirtina glaudų ryšį tarp miego kokybės ir nuotaikos, nerimo ir somatinių sutrikimų (Mikolajczyk et al, 2008;Nyer et al 2013;Hayashino et al 2010). Estijoje T. Eller ir kolegų (2006) atliktas tyrimas parodė, kad 21,9 proc.…”

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Skirtingų Studijų Krypčių Studentų Miego Kokybės Sąsajos Su Emociniais Ir Elgesio Sunkumais

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2021

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AnotacijaStraipsnyje aptariama Lietuvos aukštųjų mokyklų studentų miego kokybė ir jos sąsajos su emociniais bei elgesio sunkumais. Pristatomi kitose šalyse atlikti studentų miego kokybės tyrimai, analizuojamas šių sutrikimų paplitimas ir priežastys. Atkreipiamas dėmesys į tai, kad miego sutrikimas tarp universitetų studentų yra gana paplitęs, todėl šios problemos sprendimas reikalauja išskirtinio pedagogų, psichologų ir medikų dėmesio. Tyrime dalyvavo trijų studijų krypčių studentai -medicinos, socialinių mokslų ir menų. Gauti rezultatai patvirtino, kad studijų profilis yra svarbus miego kokybei. Darbe analizuojamos afektinių, nuotaikos, somatinių sutrikimų ir miego kokybės sąsajos, dėmesys kreipiamas į elgesio sunkumų (įskaitant sveikatai nepalankaus elgesio, tokio kaip rūkymas, alkoholio bei kitų psichoaktyvių medžiagų vartojimas) įtaką miego kokybei. Siūlomi tolesnių problemos tyrinėjimų ir diskusijų klausimai. PAGRINDINIAI ŽODŽIAI: studentai, miego kokybė, studijų profilis, emociniai ir elgesio sunkumai. AbstractThis article addresses Lithuanian students' issues of sleep quality associations with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The article reviews students' sleep quality research in other countries, the prevalence and possible causes of students' sleep disturbances. Attention is drawn to the fact that sleep disturbances are fairly common among Lithuanian students and this problem requires an exceptional attention of educators', psychologists' and medical professionals'. The participants of current study were students of three study profiles, i.e. medical, social sciences and arts studies. The results gathered confirmed the importance of study profile to the quality of students' sleep quality. Associations between the affective disorders, mood disorders and somatic complains to the sleep quality were analysed. Also, the influence of behavioural problems, including health-risk behaviours such as tobacco smoking, using an alcohol or other psychoactive substances on the sleep quality is discussed. Questions for further research and consideration are proposed. KEY WORDS: students, sleep quality, study profile, emotional and behavioral difficulties. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v74i2.1368 ĮvadasTyrimai rodo, kad miego sutrikimai tarp universitetų studentų yra gana paplitę ir šios problemos sprendimas reikalauja išskirtinio pedagogų, psichologų ir medikų dėmesio. Lietuvos studentų miego kokybė kol kas plačiai netyrinėta, tačiau keliose aukštosiose mokyklose atlikti tyrimai, taikant Pitsburgo miego kokybės indeksą, parodė, kad miego sutrikimai įvairiose aukštosiose mokyklose yra gana paplitęs reiškinys: R. Proškuvienės ir kolegų (2007) duomenimis, jie būdingi 58,1 proc. tirtų studentų, E. Preišegolavičiūtės ir kolegų (2010) atliktame tyri-

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“…Ao apresentar resultados de prevalência de sintomas depressivos em universitários, observa-se que eles estão de acordo com dados da literatura atual em que apresentam prevalência de 8,7% a 45,5% nos estudos em que utilizaram o BDI-I, BDI-II, versão modificada ou não-especificada (Cvitanovic et al, 2007;Mehanna & Richa, 2006;Kaya, Genç, Kaya & Pehlivan, 2007;Hirata et al, 2007;Steptoe, Tsuda, Tanaka & Wardle, 2007;Mikolajczyk et al, 2008;Furegato, Santos & Silva, 2008). Atenta-se que alguns desses estudos incluíram intensidade leve na pontuação para sintomas depressivos, fazendo com que a prevalência seja alta.…”

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Propriedades Psicométricas do Inventário de Depressão de Beck-II (BDI-II) em Uma Amostra Universitária

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Revista de Psicologia da IMED

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Prevalence of depressive symptoms in university students from Germany, Denmark, Poland and Bulgaria

Abstract: The difference in prevalence of depressive symptoms in university students from Eastern and Western European countries persists 15 years after political changes have taken place and cannot be explained by differences in perceived sufficiency of income.

Cited by 130 publications

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Both Hair Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress Predict Increased Symptoms of Depression: An Exploratory Study in Young Adults

Both Hair Cortisol Levels and Perceived Stress Predict Increased Symptoms of Depression: An Exploratory Study in Young Adults

Skirtingų Studijų Krypčių Studentų Miego Kokybės Sąsajos Su Emociniais Ir Elgesio Sunkumais

Propriedades Psicométricas do Inventário de Depressão de Beck-II (BDI-II) em Uma Amostra Universitária

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