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Differences in Psychological Vulnerability, Mental Health Liter-Acy, Positive Mental Health, and Health Behaviours in Portu-Guese Higher Education Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
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: Received: 18 March 2023 / Approved: 27 March 2023 / Online: 27 March 2023 (03:34:45 CEST)
How to cite:
Nogueira, M.J.; Carvalho, J.C.; Costa, P.S.; Sequeira, C.A. Differences in Psychological Vulnerability, Mental Health Liter-Acy, Positive Mental Health, and Health Behaviours in Portu-Guese Higher Education Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2023, 2023030437. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0437.v1
Nogueira, M.J.; Carvalho, J.C.; Costa, P.S.; Sequeira, C.A. Differences in Psychological Vulnerability, Mental Health Liter-Acy, Positive Mental Health, and Health Behaviours in Portu-Guese Higher Education Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints 2023, 2023030437. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0437.v1
Nogueira, M.J.; Carvalho, J.C.; Costa, P.S.; Sequeira, C.A. Differences in Psychological Vulnerability, Mental Health Liter-Acy, Positive Mental Health, and Health Behaviours in Portu-Guese Higher Education Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints2023, 2023030437. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0437.v1
APA Style
Nogueira, M.J., Carvalho, J.C., Costa, P.S., & Sequeira, C.A. (2023). Differences in Psychological Vulnerability, Mental Health Liter-Acy, Positive Mental Health, and Health Behaviours in Portu-Guese Higher Education Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0437.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Nogueira, M.J., Patrício Soares Costa and Carlos Alberto Sequeira. 2023 "Differences in Psychological Vulnerability, Mental Health Liter-Acy, Positive Mental Health, and Health Behaviours in Portu-Guese Higher Education Students: A Cross-Sectional Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0437.v1
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Psychological vulnerability (PV) and low mental health literacy correlate negatively with higher education students' positive mental health and health behaviours. Levels of mental health literacy limit self-help, adaptative coping strategies and academic success. However, few studies examine the significant differences between students' PV, mental health literacy, positive mental health (PMH) and modifiable behaviours variables. Identifying modifiable vulnerability factors is essential when seeking and providing professional help. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to investigate the differences between modifiable behaviours and PV, mental health literacy, and PMH in higher education students. A sample of 3,600 undergraduate students was recruited, mostly female (78.8%), with an average age of 23 years (SD = 6.68). Results: The majority were women, did not exercise, were dissatisfied with sleep quality time per night (62.1% sleep less than 7 hours per night) and did not engage in leisure activities. Also, most respondents had PV and low literacy levels, particularly at F1, and 67.9% scored in the flourishing group. Results showed significant differences (p<0.001) between gender, age, sleep, exercise, diet, leisure activities and PV, and PMH and literacy. Conclusions: The results identified modifiable vulnerability factors that underpin the design of intervention-targeted programmes to promote literacy and PMH in higher education campuses in Portugal to foster students’ well-being and self-help strategies.
Keywords
nursing health promotion; literacy; positive mental health; psychological vulnerability; students
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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