MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AND INFLUENCING FACTORS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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dc.contributor.authorAlsayed, Aseel
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-23T11:06:26Z
dc.date.available2025-06-23T11:06:26Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Psychological disorders - including depression and anxiety - are prevalent among college students; yet, a limited number seek therapy. Mental health literacy might contribute to the low rates of mental health care utilization. Aim: This study aims to examine students' mental health literacy, assess the level of mental health literacy midst university students, and find the most influential factors that may affect mental health literacy among university students. Finally, the study aims to compare mental health literacy between health and non-health specialty students. Design: The study employed a cross-sectional design. The researcher conducted the study at Najah National University in the Nablus district of the West Bank. A convenience sampling was used to select the participants. The study employed the Mental Health Literacy scale and collected data through an online survey. The university institutional review board approved the study before data collection. The study took place between January and April of 2024 at An-Najah National University. The researcher selected three scientific colleges and three non-scientific colleges using the convenience sample technique. The Mental Health Literacy scale was used in the current study. Results: About 420 students participated in the current study; the majority were female students (76.9%), about 48.1% were students affiliated from the faculty of medicine and health sciences, and about 26.9% were students at the fourth-year level. The mean score for the Mental Health Literacy Scale was 111.45 ± 11.35 out of 160. The highest score indicates better literacy. The analyses showed that female students had statistically significantly higher mental health literacy than male students (p = .006). Conclusion: Many students need psychological support programs, literacy, and conveying the correct idea about the nature of psychological and mental illnesses, and that illness is not a mark of shame.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/20140
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAn Najah National University
dc.supervisorSarhan, Adnan
dc.titleMENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AND INFLUENCING FACTORS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
dc.title.alternativeالثقافة النفسية والعوامل المؤثرة لدى طلبة البكالوريوس في جامعة النجاح الوطنية: دراسة مقطعية
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