Mental health literacy in a diverse sample of undergraduate students: demographic, psychological, and academic correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Investigating variables associated with mental health literacy in the college-age population takes us one step closer to providing intervention for this vulnerable group, where growing rates of psychological disorders are a serious public concern. This study adds to the existing literature by incorporating, within a single model, multi-faceted variables (demographic, psychological, and academic) that contribute to mental health literacy in demographically and ethnically diverse college students.

Methods

Participants were undergraduate students enrolled at nine different colleges that are part of a large, urban, public university system. A total of 1213 respondents (62.0% female, 73.3% non-white) completed an in-person assessment of mental health literacy and answe

SUBMITTER: Miles R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7663887 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature