Mental Health of Young Adults Students Pursuing Higher Education in Tier-1 Cities of India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Asian Journal of Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
106, P. 104447 - 104447
Published: March 12, 2025
Language: Английский
Associations between social isolation, withdrawal, and depressive symptoms in young adults: a cross-sectional study
BMC Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: April 3, 2025
Abstract
Background
Social
isolation
and
withdrawal,
particularly
among
young
people,
have
become
significant
social
issues,
raising
concerns
about
mental
health
disorders.
This
study
explores
the
association
between
isolation,
depressive
symptoms
in
adults,
focusing
on
sex
differences
underlying
factors.
Methods
Data
from
5,513
participants
Seoul
Government
Survey
Socially
Isolated
Withdrawn
Young
Adults
were
included
this
study.
withdrawal
measured
based
levels
of
emotional
or
physical
amount
time
spent
at
home
instead
attending
work
school.
Depressive
assessed
using
Patient
Health
Questionnaire
(PHQ-9)
scale.
Multiple
multinomial
logistic
regression
analyses
performed
to
investigate
associations
depression.
Results
isolated
adults
demonstrated
a
strong
with
depression
(isolation
only:
Male,
odds
ratio
[OR]
2.06,
95%
confidence
interval
[CI]
1.38–3.08;
Female,
OR
2.95,
CI
2.06–4.95;
including
withdrawal:
2.56,
1.11–5.89;
2.40,
1.04–5.57).
However,
alone
did
not
show
any
association.
As
intensified
(PHQ-9
≥
20),
strengthened
(Male,
6.50,
3.23–13.08;
6.82,
3.43–13.58).
Prolonged
(≥
3
years)
was
strongly
associated
2.91,
1.76–4.79;
6.04,
3.58–10.20).
Conclusion
Among
intensifies
prolonged
increased
symptom
severity,
while
has
no
such
effect.
highlights
importance
addressing
related
issues
interventions
for
adults.
Language: Английский
Caring Too Much or Too Little? Relations Among Motivations for Social Withdrawal, Empathy, and Prosociality in Emerging Adulthood
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 11, 2025
ABSTRACT
Most
previous
work
examining
relations
between
social
withdrawal
and
cognition
has
focused
primarily
on
empathy‐related
behaviors
in
shy
children.
However,
there
are
different
underlying
reasons
to
withdraw
from
interactions,
which
may
be
differentially
related
aspects
of
throughout
the
lifespan.
The
present
study
investigated
among
motivations
for
(i.e.,
shyness,
avoidance,
unsociability)
indices
cognition,
including
cognitive
perspective
taking)
affective
empathic
concern
personal
distress)
empathy,
prosocial
behavior
during
emerging
adulthood.
Participants
included
588
Canadian
undergraduate
students
(
M
age
=
18.91
years;
80%
female),
who
completed
self‐report
questionnaires
assessing
participated
Dictator
Game
assess
sharing
behavior.
A
series
multiple
linear
regressions
revealed
that
were
associated
with
three
components
empathy
Shyness
was
positively
distress,
whereas
avoidance
negatively
concern,
taking,
Unsociability
taking
distress.
These
findings
have
implications
our
understanding
withdrawal,
how
each
motivation
influences
individuals
connect
with,
relate
to,
understand
others.
Language: Английский