Abstract

Objectives: Depression and anxiety contribute to the burden of disease among college students. The current study determined if depressive and anxiety symptoms were more prevalent in first generation students and if social and emotional support moderated this relationship. Methods: Depressive and anxiety symptoms were measured in 432 U.S. college students via an online survey. Single items determined student generation status and available social support. The CES-D10 and GAD-7 measured depression and anxiety, respectively. Structural equation modeling was used to identify significant effects. Results: First generation status was associated with increased cognitive-emotional (p = 0.036) and somatic (p = 0.013) anxiety symptoms, but not depression. High social and emotional support appeared to suppress somatic anxiety symptoms experienced by first generation students (p = 0.004). Conclusions: Greater anxiety symptoms in first generation students may be due to increased general and acculturative stress, although more research is needed. Large national surveys of college students should consider adding a question about first generation status.

摘要

目的：抑郁和焦虑增加了大学生的疾病负担。目前的研究确定了第一代学生中抑郁和焦虑症状是否更普遍，以及社会和情感支持是否调节了这种关系。方法：通过在线调查测量 432 名美国大学生的抑郁和焦虑症状。单个项目决定了学生的世代地位和可用的社会支持。CES-D10 和 GAD-7 分别测量抑郁和焦虑。结构方程模型用于识别显着影响。结果：第一代状态与认知情绪 ( p  = 0.036) 和躯体 ( p  = 0.013) 焦虑症状 增加相关，但与抑郁症状无关。高度的社会和情感支持似乎可以抑制第一代学生经历的躯体焦虑症状（p  = 0.004）。结论：第一代学生更大的焦虑症状可能是由于一般压力和文化压力的增加造成的，尽管还需要更多的研究。对大学生进行的大型全国调查应考虑添加一个有关第一代身份的问题。