Mental Health Literacy among Senior High School Students in Saraburi Province
ความรอบรู้ทางสุขภาพจิต ของนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนปลาย จังหวัดสระบุรี
Keywords:
Mental health literacy, High school studentAbstract
ABSTRACT
Senior High School Students were changed from childhood to adulthood which
caused stress. Mental Health Literacy was the way to prevent severe mental illness. This study aimed to: 1) study the level of mental health literacy among senior high school students in Saraburi Province, and 2) compare mental health literacy between sex, grade and learning programs of senior high school students.
Sample group of this study consisted of 380 senior high school students enrolled in 2017 academic year. The multi-stage sampling method was applied for the sample group from high schools in Saraburi Province. Research instrument was mental health literacy Questionnaire. The descriptive statistics, t test and One-way ANOVA were used for statistical analysis.
The findings revealed that senior high school students in Saraburi Province had a high mental health literacy level. (Mean = 33.20, S.D. = 5.29). Among these, 61.30 % of participants could recognize and identify mental health problems, 87.90% and 65.00
% could recognize anxiety and depression respectively. Most participants recognized early interventions for mental health problems, had a positive attitude toward a person with mental health problems, and recognized helpful recourses for mental health problems (91.30, 95.50 and 98.70 percent, respectively). Female senior high school had statistically significant higher mental health literacy level than male (p< .05). Senior high school which difference grade and learning programs had no difference in mental health literacy level. The findings suggested the need to develop knowledge and belief about causes of mental health problems in senior high school students to facilitate recognition and appropriate help seeking to prevented of severe mental illnesses.
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