Psychological and physiological health and social support among different populations in urban areas of Ningxia

ObjectiveTo examine the status of psycological health and social support among different urban populations in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regiion.MethodsA survey with multi-stage stratified sampling was conducted in 5 cities of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region among workers,civil servants,administrative staff,teachers,and scientific personnel.State Anxiety Inventory(S-AI),Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS),and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS) were adopted in the survey.ResultsTotally 4 026 valid questionnaires were retrieved.The scores of state anxiety and depression in the men and the women showed significant difference (t=2.841,2.012;P<0.05).The scores of state anxiety,depression and social support showed significant differences among different populations(F=16.350,8.120,17.271,P<0.05).The labor worker,civil servants,administrative staff,teachers,doctors,and scientific personnel had different scores of state anxiety,depression,and social support (P<0.05).There were reverse correlations between anxiety,depression and social support(r=-0.134,-0.120,P=0.000).ConclusionGood social support could promote psycological health in different populations.