Comparing loneliness and mental health status of college students in Nigeria and Japan
Comparing loneliness and mental health status of college students in Nigeria and Japan
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2018-03
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Utek Grace Ishaku;Takahiro Terao;Jiro Takai;G. S. Karuri;Mariko Matsumoto
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Utek Grace Ishaku;Takahiro Terao;Jiro Takai;G. S. Karuri;Mariko Matsumoto
经验证据表明，孤独是青少年的一种普遍经历，心理健康问题在这一群体中普遍存在。本研究以尼日利亚和日本的大学生为样本，探讨孤独感的流行及其与精神痛苦之间的差异。参与者是1192名学生（703名日本人和489名日本人），包括来自两国8所大学的503名男性和609名女性。所有参与者的平均年龄为22.90岁。自我报告的措施，包括加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表，一般健康问卷-12和一些社会人口学项目收集数据。双向MANOVA的结果显示，尼日利亚学生比日本学生更孤独，而日本学生在精神困扰，包括抑郁和社会功能障碍方面的评分更高。此外，孤独感的性别差异在国家之间和国家内部都有发现，而心理健康的差异只在日本表现出来：日本女性比日本男性记录了更多的痛苦。此外，多组中介分析的结果表明，路径系数之间的尼日利亚和日本显着不同的孤独和社会功能障碍之间的关系，当这种关联是由抑郁症介导的。这些研究结果的意义，在这两个社会的大学生的心理健康进行了讨论。关键词：孤独，心理健康，大学生，尼日利亚，日本
Empirical evidence indicates that loneliness is a common experience of the youth, and mental health problems are prevalent among this group. The present study set out to examine differences in the prevalence of loneliness and its association with mental distress among a sample of undergraduate students in Nigeria and Japan. The participants were 1192 students (703 Nigerians and 489 Japanese), comprised of 503 men and 609 women drawn from eight colleges in both countries. The average age of all participants was 22.90 years. A self report measure incorporating the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the General Health Questionnaire-12 and some socio-demographic items was utilized to collect data. Findings from a two-way MANOVA revealed that Nigerian students were lonelier than their Japanese counterparts, while the Japanese students rated higher in mental distress including depression and social dysfunction. Also, gender differences in loneliness were found across and within countries, whilst differences in mental health was shown only in Japan: Japanese women recorded significantly more distress than Japanese men. Furthermore, the results of a multiple group mediation analysis demonstrated that path coefficients between Nigeria and Japan differed significantly on the relationship between loneliness and social dysfunction, and when this association was mediated by depression. The implication of these findings for the mental health of college students in both societies was discussed. Keywords : loneliness, mental health, college students, Nigeria, Japan