Backhaus, Insa and Fitri, Mustika and Esfahani, Mahdi and Ngo, Huyen Thi and Lin, Li-jung and Yamanaka, Akira and Alhumaid, Majed M. and Qin, Ling and Khan, Azizuddin and Fadzullah, Nur `Ashikin and Khoo, Selina (2023) Mental health, loneliness, and social support among undergraduate students: A multinational study in Asia. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 35 (4). pp. 244-250. ISSN 1010-5395, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395231172311.
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In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of poor mental health and its association with loneliness and social support among 3531 undergraduate students in nine Asian countries. Mental health was assessed using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire, which was developed by the World Health Organization. Across the entire sample, we detected that nearly half of the students reported poor mental health according to the Self-Reporting Questionnaire and that nearly one out of seven students felt lonely. While feeling lonely increased the odds of experiencing poor mental health (odds ratio OR]: 3.37, 95% CI 2.22, 5.12]), moderate (OR: 0.35, 95% CI 0.29, 0.41]) and strong social support (OR: 0.18, 95% CI 0.15, 0.24]) decreases the odds of experiencing poor mental health. The high prevalence of poor mental health calls for further in-depth investigations and implementation of mental health support interventions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | SATU Joint Research Scheme (JRS) 2020 President's Forum of Southeast Asia, South Asia and Taiwan Universities [Grant No: ST024-2020] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | University students; Mental health; Loneliness; Social support |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science (formerly known as Centre for Sports & Exercise Sciences) |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2025 04:32 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2025 04:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/49785 |
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