Psychological distress and mental health literacy in university students

dc.contributor.authorPehlivan, Şenay
dc.contributor.authorTokur Kesgin, Makbule
dc.contributor.authorUymaz, Pelin
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-19T21:16:42Z
dc.date.available2021-02-19T21:16:42Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentALKÜ
dc.descriptionTokur Kesgin, Makbule/0000-0003-2729-8612; Uymaz, Pelin/0000-0002-3535-6141
dc.description.abstractPurpose This study aimed to assess university students' levels of psychological distress and mental health literacy. Design and Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study using self-assessment instruments with 417 volunteer university students was conducted in the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. Findings More than half of the participants had diagnosable psychological distress in terms of mental illness. The participants had a low level of mental health literacy, females and people with a mental illness had higher mental health literacy scores. Practice Implications The results indicated that the scales could be used to develop interventions to assist Turkish students' transition to healthy adulthood. Determining individuals' psychological distress allows early detection of mental problems.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ppc.12709
dc.identifier.issn0031-5990
dc.identifier.issn1744-6163
dc.identifier.pmid33330978
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12709
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/524
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000599166200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthor0-belirlenecek
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofPerspectives In Psychiatric Care
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectcommunity mental health
dc.subjectmental health literacy
dc.subjectpsychological distress
dc.titlePsychological distress and mental health literacy in university students
dc.typeArticle

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