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Knowledge and attitude toward mental health and mental health problems among secondary school students in Jordan.
- Source :
- Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing; Feb2021, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p57-67, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective: Examine secondary school students' knowledge and attitude about mental health, mental health problems, and interacting with people with mental health problems. Methods: A survey was carried out with 500 students in secondary schools in the northern area of Jordan. Results: A variance in knowledge and attitude was predicted by the regression model. Family income, having a family member with a mental disorder, and experience with people with mental health problems were the major predictors of knowledge about and attitude toward interacting with people with mental health problems. Conclusion: The results indicate that secondary school students have low knowledge about mental health problems and people with mental health problems. Moreover, they have a negative attitude toward interacting with people with mental health problems. Hence, there is a strong need to better educate young people about mental health and the diverse types of mental health problems that exist, as well as to help them to develop a more constructive and appropriate attitude. Implications for Practice: Improving the scope of the school curriculum on topics relating to people with mental health problems would help students to make more objective evaluations of people with mental health problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONFIDENCE intervals
HEALTH attitudes
HIGH school students
HIGH schools
INTERPERSONAL relations
MENTAL health
MENTAL illness
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICS
STUDENT attitudes
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
ECONOMIC status
CROSS-sectional method
HEALTH literacy
STATISTICAL models
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ONE-way analysis of variance
ATTITUDES toward illness
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10736077
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148499643
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12301