The Developmental Trajectory of Obsessive-compulsive Symptoms in College Students: an Analysis of a Latent Growth Model

• Published in: Zhongguo quanke yixue Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 607 - 611
• Main Author: GUO Zexi, YILIZHATI· Maimaiti, GULIGENA· Aitahong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Chinese General Practice Publishing House Co., Ltd 01.02.2025
• Subjects: obsessive-compulsive symptoms|development trajectory|anxiety|sex difference|latent growth model
• ISSN: 1007-9572
• DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2024.0174

Background Obsessive-compulsive symptoms is a common psychological phenomenon among college students. There is a wealth of cross-sectional research examining the overall development trend of obsessive-compulsive symptoms among college students, but there is a lack of research on the development trajectory of obsessive-compulsive symptoms among college students. Objective To investigate the development trajectory and influencing factors of compulsive symptoms among college students through longitudinal tracking. Methods The study employed a cluster random sampling method to select freshman students from Xinjiang Normal University as the research subjects, and conducted three follow-up tests using the obsessive-symptom and anxiety subscales in the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) over a period of 3 years. The first test was initiated in November 2020 (T1) , followed by the second test in March 2022 (T2) , and the third test in March 2023 (T3) . The survey results were analyzed using latent variable growth modeling