Association between perceived teacher caring behaviors and depression among students

ZHU Yu; LI Jing; LIU Fang; WU Yangpei; CHEN Shujun; LI Baikun

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2024.08.018

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ZHU Yu, LI Jing, LIU Fang, WU Yangpei, CHEN Shujun, LI Baikun. Association between perceived teacher caring behaviors and depression among students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2024, 28(8): 982-987. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2024.08.018

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ZHU Yu, LI Jing, LIU Fang, WU Yangpei, CHEN Shujun, LI Baikun. Association between perceived teacher caring behaviors and depression among students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2024, 28(8): 982-987. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2024.08.018

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Association between perceived teacher caring behaviors and depression among students

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2024.08.018

ZHU Yu¹,
LI Jing²,
LIU Fang²,
WU Yangpei³,
CHEN Shujun³,
LI Baikun^{2, 3
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Department of Clinical Nursing, Nursing School, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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Department of Public Health and Pathogenic Biology, School of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
3.
Department of Chinese Formulas and Pharmacology, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China

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Anhui University Scientific Research Project SK2020A0236

Anhui University Scientific Research Project 2022AH050519

Anhui University Scientific Research Project 2022AH050423

Scientific Research Project of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine 2020zryb05

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Corresponding author: LI Baikun, E-mail: libai526@ahtcm.edu.cn
Received Date: 2023-04-03
Rev Recd Date: 2024-07-19

Available Online: 2024-09-29

Publish Date: 2024-08-10

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Objective To investigate the degree of association between students′ perceived teacher caring behaviors and depression, and to provide strategies for the formulation of mental health policies in higher education environments. Methods This study employed a multi-level random sampling approach to recruit 9 389 students across 10 universities. A survey was administered to evaluate the students′ perceived teacher caring behaviors as well as their depression status. Subsequently, a 1∶1 individual matching was implemented, taking into account school, grade, and gender, to identify healthy controls for the students exhibiting signs of depression. Spearman rank correlation analysis and Conditional logistic regression analysis model were used to analyze association between students′ perceived teacher caring behaviors and the risk of mild depression and moderate depression. Results Among the 2 192 pairs of students with mild depression and healthy control, 555 pairs (25.3%) were male; among the 635 pairs with moderate depression and healthy control, 147 pairs (23.1%) were male. Students with depression reported lower levels of perceived teacher caring behaviors compared to their healthy controls (Z_mild=-13.497, Z_moderate = -12.598, P < 0.001). Conditional logistic regression analysis revealed that perceived teacher caring behaviors were protective factors against mild depression (OR=0.810, 95% CI: 0.752-0.873) and moderate depression (OR=0.603, 95% CI: 0.490-0.742). Conclusions High levels of students′ perceived teacher caring behaviors contribute to reducing depression among students. Universities should actively develop and implement targeted public health strategies to promote students′ mental health.
- University students,
- Depression,
- Caring behaviour,
- Case-control study,
- Health management

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