A study of Psychosomatic symptoms as related to the psychological burden and its implications for development of social support systems for junior high school students.

本研究的目的是分析初中生心理负担与心身症状的关系，确定社会支持的影响因素和现状。本研究采用自编问卷对722名初中生进行问卷调查，其中一份问卷由研究人员自行编制，用于测量与生活方式相关的心理负担因素；另一份问卷为初中生编制的公共卫生研究基础类型压力问卷。共有586名受试者(回应率为81%)将问卷交回研究人员。分析显示，受试者在面对情境压力时，有明显的身体症状和无助感。

The purposes of this study were to analyze the relationship between psychological burden and psychosomatic symptoms in junior high school students and to determine influencing factors and current state of social support. A self-oriented questionnaire was delivered to 722 junior high school students.Data collection was carried out by the use of two questionnaires, one, independently created by the researchers measuring life style-related psychological burden factors, and a second, the Public Health Research Foundation Type Stress Inventory (PSI) for junior high school students. A total of 586 (81% response rate) subjects returned the questionnaires to the researchers.Analysis indicated that the subjects experienced significant levels of physical symptoms and a sense of helplessness in response to their situational stress.