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The awareness rate of mental health knowledge Among Chinese adolescent: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Sleep quality moderated the mediating effect of BMI and waist circumference on the relationship between screen time and mental health in Chinese adolescents.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The impact of mental health literacy on depression, anxiety and well-being among vocational nursing students: mediating roles of resilience.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exploring the mental health education policies of Chinese college students: based on policy text analysis and PMC-Index model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Self-efficacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors as mediators between COVID-19 care knowledge and health status.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- An exploratory cross-sectional study on Mental health literacy of Spanish adolescents.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The impact of school life and family involvement on Western China junior high school students' wellbeing at multidimensional levels.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Investigation of the relationship between incidence of mental disorders and economic growth among the Visegrad countries.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Teachers' Perceptions of Student Mental Health in Eastern China: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Association between Mental Health Knowledge Level and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese College Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Inadequate Mental Health Literacy and Insufficient Physical Activity Potentially Increase the Risks of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese College Students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health knowledge is an important part of mental health literacy, which is related to one's attitude and coping style when facing mental illness. The awareness rate of mental health knowledge among adolescents is an effective index to evaluate the effect of school mental health education, and the awareness rate of mental health knowledge among Chinese adolescents has not been effectively evaluated.
methodsTwo electronic databases for English language and 3 electronic databases for Chinese language were searched for relevant studies. Meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the awareness rate among Chinese adolescents. The normal distribution test was conducted using 5 methods. Homogeneity test was conducted, and I > 50% indicates existence of heterogeneity and in this case, the random model was adopted; otherwise, we adopt the fixed model. Funnel plot and Egger test was used to confirm whether publication bias existed.
resultsSeventeen studies were included in this study, comprising 22,164 students from different stages of education (10,437 senior middle-school students, 5589 junior middle-school students, and 6138 college students). The awareness rate of mental health knowledge among Chinese adolescents was only 66%; for university students and middle-school students, their awareness rate was 73% and 61%, respectively. The awareness rate among senior middle-school students was as low as that of junior middle-school students. The awareness rate among college students in developed regions was higher than that in developing regions.
conclusionsThe awareness rate of mental health knowledge among Chinese adolescents was lower than the goal set in the national mental health work plan. There are gaps in mental health education in different developed areas. The mental health education among adolescent in Chinese mainland needs to be further strengthened.
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