Resilience and Mental Health: A Study among Students at the State University of Yasuj City

Background and Aims: Dealing with academic issues and subsequent stress among university students will probably result in less adaptation to society and gradually mental health problems. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between resilience and mental health among students of the State University of Yasuj in 2015.

Methods: A total of 338 students were randomly selected to participate in this cross sectional study. Data collection instruments were a demographic checklist, General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28, and Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RIS). All statistical Analysis was performed using STATA 12.

Results: The average age of students was 24±3.8 years (boys: 24.9±4.6 / girls: 23.3±2.8). According to GHQ scale, students scored highest and lowest on the subscales of social dysfunction (11.2±4.1) and depression (5.6±1.8), respectively. We observed significant inverse correlation between resilience and all subscales of general heath (P<0.001). Results show that resilience can significantly determine general health (P<0.001).

Conclusion: Higher resilience may reduce Somatization symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction and depression. Therefore, we may conclude that training to promote resilience skills of university students can lead to improve their mental and Somatization health.