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- Title
Tertiary Level Students and the Mental Health Index (MHI-5) in Ireland.
- Authors
Houghton, Frank; Keane, Noreen; Murphy, Niamh; Houghton, Sharon; Dunne, Claire
- Abstract
An examination of student mental health was conducted using the five item Mental Health Index (MHI), a subscale of the widely used SF-36 (Short Form Health Survey). Results support the use of the MHI, which was found to be to be a valid and reliable measure of mental health in Irish third-level students. As anticipated, females reported significantly higher levels of symptoms than males on the MHI. It was also noted that final year students report significantly worse mental health than other students. Comparison with a general population mean for a corresponding age group indicate significantly lower mental health status being recorded by the students in this study. Suggestions for further research are made.
- Subjects
IRELAND; MENTAL health of students; WOMEN'S mental health; HEALTH status indicators; PERIODIC health examinations; POPULATION health; AGE groups
- Publication
Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 2010, Vol 10, Issue 1, p40
- ISSN
1393-7022
- Publication type
Article