Mental health literacy and its relationship with symptoms of depression,anxiety,and insomnia in young adults
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.04.09
- VernacularTitle:青年人心理健康素养与抑郁和焦虑及失眠症状的关系
- Author:
Yuqing YANG
1
;
Jing HUANG
;
Zixin LIN
;
Tong YU
;
Xiyuan CHEN
;
Ning YANG
;
Shaoling ZHONG
;
Liang ZHOU
Author Information
1. 广州医科大学附属脑科医院,广东省神经科学疾病研究重点实验室、神经致病基因与离子通道病省部共建重点实验室,广州 510370
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
young adults;
mental health literacy;
depression;
anxiety;
insomnia
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(4):344-349
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the level of mental health literacy and its relationship with symptoms of de-pression,anxiety,and insomnia in young adults.Methods:A total of 10 273 young adults aged 18-23 in Guang-zhou were selected and assessed with the National Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire,Patient Health Question-naire-9(PHQ-9),General Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale(GAD-7)and Insomnia Severity Index(ISI).Results:Totally 1 137(11.1％)participants met the criteria for adequate mental health literacy,2 758(26.8％)participants were with symptoms of depression,1 355(13.2％)with symptoms of anxiety and 4 936(48.0％)experiencing symptoms of insomnia.Logistic regression analyses showed that after adjusting for other factors,substandard mental health literacy was an independent risk factor for symptoms of depression,anxiety and insomnia(OR=2.08,1.93,1.49;95％CI:1.74-2.48,1.52-2.46,1.31-1.70).Conclusion:The level of mental health literacy in young a-dults is insufficient,and the lack of mental health literacy is significantly associated with the symptoms of depres-sion,anxiety and insomnia.
