Electronic Resource
Exploring mental health literacy among undergraduate students
| العنوان: | Exploring mental health literacy among undergraduate students |
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| المؤلفون: | Van Slyke, Ashley |
| بيانات النشر: | 2021-04-05 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Electronic Resource |
| مستخلص: | Background: Society’s understanding of mental illness is integral to reducing stigma and encouraging individuals to seek care. The purpose of this study is to investigate mental health literacy in college students, explore the use of campus mental health service, and to examine whether students’ mental health literacy differ in relation to individual characteristics. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional and descriptive approach to explore mental health literacy and mental health service among undergraduate students. A sample of 277 undergraduate students and 9 employees at the University Counseling Center at a large public university in the Northeastern United States agreed to participate in the study and completed the study via the Qualtrics survey software from Feb 2020 to March 2020. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the large public university. Descriptive statistics, T-test, and ANOVA test were used to analyze data. Results: There were found to be significant relationships between mental health education, major, gender and mental health literacy among undergraduate students. The study found that undergraduate students have a relatively good mental health literacy. Results from the clinicians at the counseling center showed high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidality among undergraduate college students, barriers of family and self-stigma, moderate knowledge of resources on campus, and poor knowledge of resources off campus. Discussion: There are a multitude of avenues through which mental health literacy of depression, anxiety, and suicidality can be improved. To address individual behaviors and influences of the microsystem, improved access to information and education should be considered. Conclusion: The findings of this study show that undergraduate students at this university have a relatively good mental health literacy, and thus, have an understanding of different mental illnesses, reduced stigma and resources |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | University of Pittsburgh ETD, PeerReviewed |
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| الاتاحة: | Open access content. Open access content |
| ملاحظة: | application/pdf English |
| Other Numbers: | PIT oai:d-scholarship.pitt.edu:39915 Van Slyke, Ashley (2021) Exploring mental health literacy among undergraduate students. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished) 1250199443 |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsoai.on1250199443 |
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