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Factors Influencing Mental Health among University Students: An Ecological Perspective

간호대학생의 정신건강에 영향을 미치는 요인: 생태학적 접근을 중심으로

  • Hyun, Myung Sun (College of Nursing.Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University) ;
  • Yoo, Moon Sook (College of Nursing.Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University) ;
  • Lim, Jiyoung (College of Nursing, CHA University) ;
  • Park, Ji Eun (Ajou University Hospital) ;
  • Seo, Eun Ji (College of Nursing.Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University)
  • 현명선 (아주대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소) ;
  • 유문숙 (아주대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소) ;
  • 임지영 (포천차의과대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 박지은 (아주대병원) ;
  • 서은지 (아주대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2017.11.06
  • Accepted : 2017.12.13
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the factors influencing mental health among university students based on ecological perspectives. Method: The subjects for this study were 416 students in two colleges in K province. The instruments used for measurement were: Symptom Checklist (Derogatis, 1977), Ego Resilience Scale (Block & Block, 1980), Perceived Stress Inventory (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983), and Social Support Scale (Park, 2002). The data was analyzed using the IBM SPSS program. Result: Ego resilience and perceived stress as intrapersonal factors and friends' support as interpersonal factor were the significant predictors of mental health. It was showed that these factors explained 47% of mental health. Conclusion: This study suggests that the factors influencing mental health are both intrapersonal and interpersonal factors. Thus, the findings of this study provide the basic data to develop a program for mental health of university students based on ecological perspectives.

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