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Mental health problems and coping strategies among undergraduate university students
(University of Management and Technology, 2014) Farkhanda Batool
The present research aimed to investigate the coping strategies and mental health problems among undergraduate university students. Cross sectional study design was used and data was collected through convenient sampling technique. The sample comprised of two hundred undergraduate students from four different universities that include two government universities (GCU, PU) and two private universities (UMT, UCP). Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS) and Cope scale were administered to the sample. Data was analyzed by using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Independent sample t test and MANOVA. The results indicate there is significant negative relationship between coping and mental health problems (ρ<.01). It was found that there were no significant gender differences in mental health problems. (ρ>.38) Findings reveal the significant differences between government universities and private universities students in mental health problems (ρ<.00) and coping (ρ <.00). Moreover male and female students were found to adapt different coping strategies to cope with stressors. Result shows no significant differences between first year, second year, third year and forth year undergraduate university students on the level of mental health problems (ρ>.72) and coping strategies (ρ>.56).