Mental health literacy and happiness among university students: a social work perspective to promoting well-being

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dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9470-2702
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4070-5315
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2755-8456
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8505-9586
dc.contributor.authorElkin, Nurten
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Ashifa Kariveliparambil
dc.contributor.authorKılınçel, Şenay
dc.contributor.authorSoydan, Ayşe Mücella
dc.contributor.authorÇakmak Tanrıver, Sultan
dc.contributor.authorÇelik, Şebnem
dc.contributor.authorRanganathan, Maharishi
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-14T12:09:53Z
dc.date.available2025-08-14T12:09:53Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi
dc.description.abstractThe present study tried to assess university students’ mental health literacy (MHL) and happiness levels and whether a relationship existed between these. The study used a descriptive quantitative methodology, utilizing Likert-type scales to collect data. A private university in Istanbul’s Faculty of Health Sciences had a sample of 443 students. Information was collected using a Personal Data Collection PR Form, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form (OHQ-SF), and the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS). Descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. The participants’ mean MHLS score was 23.00 ± 4.70, and the OHQ-SF score was 23.50 ± 4.70. We detected a significant difference in the MHL subscale owing to age, gender, department, class, maternal education, maternal employment status, income level, academic success, family attitude, smoking status, and exercise status. There were also differences in OHQSF scores by students’ department, class level, mother’s education level, father’s income level, academic success status, resident status, family attitude type smoking status, health perception of chronic illness, family history of chronic illness, exercise habit, nutritional status psychological problems, and family mental illness history. Knowledge-oriented and belief-oriented MHL subscales were weak but significantly negatively related, according to the findings. A weak correlation but a significant one was found for subscale Resource-Oriented MHL with happiness level and MHL Total. According to the above-stated research, people who can access mental health resources are more likely to be happy. These findings highlight how making mental health resources available could improve people’s mental well-being with a prolonged social work perspective. As happiness is a primary goal of life, more research contributing to our understanding of it is essential. The mental health literacy indicators for university students relate to realizing happiness and fostering well-being.
dc.identifier.citationElkin N, Mohammed AK, Kılınc¸el S¸, Soydan AM, Tanrıver SC¸ , C¸ elik S¸ and Ranganathan M (2025) Mental health literacy and happiness among university students: a social work perspective to promoting wellbeing. Front. Psychiatry 16:1541316. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1541316
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1541316
dc.identifier.issn1664-0640
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11363/10267
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wos001461863300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthorElkin, Nurten
dc.institutionauthorMohammed, Ashifa Kariveliparambil
dc.institutionauthorSoydan, Ayşe Mücella
dc.institutionauthorÇakmak Tanrıver, Sultan
dc.institutionauthorÇelik, Şebnem
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFRONTIERS MEDIA SA, AVENUE DU TRIBUNAL FEDERAL 34, LAUSANNE CH-1015, SWITZERLAND
dc.relation.ispartofFRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectmental health literacy
dc.subjecthappiness
dc.subjectuniversity students
dc.subjectsocial work interventions
dc.subjectwell-being
dc.titleMental health literacy and happiness among university students: a social work perspective to promoting well-being
dc.typeArticle

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