Prevalence and correlates of sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To investigate the prevalence and the correlates of sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents and to examine the association between the two problems.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Participants

A total of 3186 school students in grades 7-12 were sampled from the schools in Guangdong. A stratified-cluster random-sampling strategy was used to select the schools.

Main outcome measures

A self-administered questionnaire was used. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index (PSQI) was used to assess the occurrence of sleep disturbance, and the Center for Epidemiology Scale for Depression (CES-D) was used to identify whether individuals had depressive symptoms.

Results

The mean PSQI global score was 8.7 (±2.4) points, and 39.6%

SUBMITTER: Guo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4120320 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature