Effect of curriculum teaching on freshmen's mental health literacy

SUN Bin; HOU Jinbo; LIU Chenling

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.04.025

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SUN Bin, HOU Jinbo, LIU Chenling. Effect of curriculum teaching on freshmen's mental health literacy[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(4): 587-592. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.04.025

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SUN Bin, HOU Jinbo, LIU Chenling. Effect of curriculum teaching on freshmen's mental health literacy[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(4): 587-592. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.04.025

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Effect of curriculum teaching on freshmen's mental health literacy

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.04.025

SUN Bin¹,
HOU Jinbo²,
LIU Chenling^{1, 2
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Research Center for Psychological and Health Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan(430074), China

Received Date: 2021-01-19
Rev Recd Date: 2021-02-10

Available Online: 2021-04-16

Publish Date: 2021-04-25

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Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the status of freshmen's mental health literacy and its impact on mental health and to provide a reference for probing into the effectiveness and sustainality of curriculum education as the main channel of improvement of mental health literacy. Methods Mental health literacy questionnaire for Chinese adults and college students mental health screening scale were used to investigate 2 878 freshmen in a university in Wuhan. Mental health literacy was one of the indicators of course teaching evaluation. The curriculum intervention effect was investigated through pre-test, post-test and 10-month follow-up. Results The mental health literacy of freshmen (40.12±6.57) was higher than the national average level(35.81±8.06), but lower than the average level in terms of self-help mental health literacy(F=28.25, P < 0.01). There were gender differences and urban-rural differences in mental health literacy. The mental health literacy of freshmen without psychological problems was significantly higher than that of freshmen with psychological problems(F=374.80, P < 0.01). Structured course teaching significantly improved freshmen's mental health literacy, which were still significant after 10 months. Conclusion College freshmen's mental health literacy is generally great, and the mental health curriculum improved their mental health literacy.
- Curriculum,
- Mental health,
- Questionnaires,
- Students,
- Intervention studies

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