Determinants of mental health in college students from Lima and Huanuco

• Autores: Chau, Cecilia, Vilela, Patty
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18789
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/18789
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: mental health; college students; coping styles; general self efficacy; adaptation to college; perceived stress; SF 36; salud mental; jóvenes universitarios; estilos de afrontamiento; autoeficacia general; adaptación a la vida universitaria; estrés percibido; SF36; saúde mental; jovens universitários; estilos de enfrentamento; auto eficácia geral; adaptação à vida universitária; estresse percebido

The aim of this study was to identify the psychological variables that predict the mental health in a sample of 1, 024 students from Lima and Huánuco. For this purpose, the following scales were used: General Self-efficacy, Coping Estimation Inventory (COPE 60), Academic Experiences Questionnaire (QVA-r), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and SF36 questionnaire.Results showed that perceived stress, the avoidant coping, the interpersonal area and study center predict mental health. The mediation analysis revealed that stress mediates the relation between the avoidant coping and the mental health. These findings of this  research may contribute to the development of programs to improve the mental health in college students.