Stress and associated factors among 12th-grade students of the Hung Yen High School for Gifted Students in 2024
Tóm tắt
Objective: Stress among high-school students has become a public health concern in Vietnam. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of stress symptoms and its associated factors among 12th-grade students of the Hung Yen High School for Gifted Students in 2024.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among two hundred and seventy-three 12th graders from the Hung Yen High School for Gifted Students. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used, focusing on the level of stress measured by the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale and its associated factors including personal, family, school, and peer characteristics. Descriptive statistics described stress status and study population characteristics. Univariate and Akaike Information Criterion-based (AIC) Stepwise Logistic Regression were used to determine the associated factors.
Results: The proportion of students with low, moderate, and severe stress was 24.9%, 63.4%, and 11.7%, respectively. Significantly associated factors of stress included biological sex at birth, educational stress levels, level of care, advice and empathy from parents/caregivers, reluctance to comply with parents' requests, and teachers’ encouragement.
Conclusions: The findings imply the need for high schools to promote mental health awareness and implement evidence-based and gender-tailored stress management programs, and promote collaboration between schools and families in creating a supportive and balanced environment for students.
