Building resilience to promote mental health in university students

Sholichatun, Yulia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4060-8972, Aziz, Rahmat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1094-0501, Baharuddin, Baharuddin, Mulyadi, Mulyadi and Muhid, Abdul (2025) Building resilience to promote mental health in university students. Health Education and Health Promotion, 13 (2). pp. 257-263. ISSN 2588-5715

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Abstract

Aims: This study explores the impact of resilience on the psychological well-being and distress of university students. Given the rising mental health challenges in higher education, resilience is increasingly recognized as a crucial factor in promoting student well-being and mitigating distress.

Method: The study employs a quantitative research design with a sample of 1,483 students, utilizing validated resilience and mental health scales. Data were analyzed using multivariate regression to examine resilience's influence on well-being dimensions (positive emotions, social relationships, life satisfaction) and distress factors (anxiety, depression, loss of control).

Findings: The findings indicate that resilience significantly enhances psychological well-being, with the most substantial effects on life satisfaction and emotional regulation. Moreover, resilience plays a protective role in reducing psychological distress, particularly in preventing loss of control and mitigating anxiety and depression. These results emphasize resilience as a key psychological resource in higher education, highlighting its role in fostering adaptive coping strategies and emotional stability.

Conclusion: The study underscores the need for resilience-building interventions within academic settings to enhance student mental health. These findings provide a strong foundation for implementing resilience-focused health promotion programs in educational settings, such as stress management training, coping workshops, and institutional mental health policies to support student well-being. Future research should explore resilience’s longitudinal effects and its interaction with other psychological variables to further develop targeted mental health programs for students.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Mental Health, Psychological Distress, Psychological Well-being, Resilience, University Students
Subjects:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170102 Developmental Psychology and Ageing 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170103 Educational Psychology 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr, Rahmat Aziz, M.Si
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2025 14:35

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