@article{ref1,
title="Association between mental health knowledge level and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Cheng, Shuo and An, Di and Yao, Zhiying and Liu, Jenny Jing-Wen and Ning, Xuan and Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing and Fung, Kenneth Po-Lun and Vahabi, Mandana and Poon, Maurice Kwong-Lai and Yamada, Janet and Cheng, Shengli and Gao, Jianguo and Cong, Xiaofeng and Sun, Guoxiao and Li, Alan Tai-Wai and Wang, Xinting and Jia, Cunxian",
volume="18",
number="4",
pages="e1850-e1850",
abstract="This study aimed to explore the association between mental health knowledge level and the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in six universities in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, and a total of 600 college students were recruited to self-complete a series of questionnaires. The Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ) was used to investigate the level of mental health knowledge. Depressive symptoms were investigated with the depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). The prevalence rate of depressive symptoms among college students was 31.2%. Compared with MHKQ scoring in the 1st quartile, college students with MHKQ scoring in the 3rd quartile and in the 4th quartile reported lower levels of depressive symptoms after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Since mental health knowledge level was related to depressive symptoms among college students, increased efforts to promote the level of mental health knowledge in Chinese college students are critical.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18041850",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041850"
}