Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 37-41, December 2008

Variables predicting the mental health status of Chinese college students

  • Huijun Li

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel and Deaconess Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Landmark Center, 2nd Floor East, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, United States
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  • Wei Li

      Affiliations

    • College of Social Sciences,Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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  • Qian Liu

      Affiliations

    • College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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  • Aiping Zhao

      Affiliations

    • College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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  • Frances Prevatt

      Affiliations

    • College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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  • Jingjiang Yang

      Affiliations

    • College of Social Sciences,Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China

Received 8 August 2008; accepted 26 September 2008. published online 16 August 2011.

Abstract 

The purpose of this study was to examine variables that affected the mental health of Chinese college students. The variables were ethnicity, gender, age, place of origin, and level of satisfaction with major. Mental health status was classified into Groups A, B, and C, as measured by the University Personality Inventory. Group A referred to students with severe mental health problems necessitating counseling services, Group B students experienced adjustment problems, and Group C students had no symptoms of mental health problems. The results indicated that ethnicity, gender, age, and level of satisfaction with one's major could significantly differentiate Group A and Group C students. The strongest predictor of Group A and Group B relative to the Group C membership was the level of satisfaction with one's major. Implications and directions for future studies were presented.

Keywords: Mental health, Chinese college students

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PII: S1876-2018(08)00026-9

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2008.09.003

Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 37-41, December 2008

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