Vulnerabilidad psicológica, alfabetización en salud mental, salud mental positiva y comportamientos saludables en estudiantes de enseñanza superior

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https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0227.39780

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promoción de la salud en enfermería; alfabetización; salud mental positiva; vulnerabilidad psicológica; estudiantes

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Introducción: La vulnerabilidad psicológica y la baja alfabetización en salud mental se correlacionan negativamente con la salud mental positiva en estudiantes de educación superior. Estas correlaciones negativas retrasan el reconocimiento de las manifestaciones de los trastornos mentales y la búsqueda de ayuda profesional. Los bajos niveles de alfabetización en salud mental limitan la autoayuda, las estrategias de afrontamiento adaptativas y el éxito académico. Sin embargo, pocos estudios examinan la asociación entre la vulnerabilidad psicológica de los estudiantes, la alfabetización en salud mental y la salud mental positiva.

Objetivo: Explicar la relación entre vulnerabilidad psicológica, alfabetización en salud mental y salud mental positiva en estudiantes de enseñanza superior.

Métodos: Se utilizó un estudio correlacional transversal en una muestra de 3600 estudiantes universitarios.

Resultados: Los participantes son en su mayoría mujeres (78,8%), con una edad media de 23 años (DE = 6,68), no pratican ejercicio fisico, estan insatisfechas con el tiempo de calidad del sueño por noche (el 62,1% duerme menos de 7 horas por noche) y no tienen actividades de ocio. La mayoría tiene altos niveles de vulnerabilidad psicológica bajos niveles de alfabetización em salud mental, y de Satisfacción personal; y el 67,9% se situó en el grupo flourishing. Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas (p<0,001) entre sexo, edad, sueño, praticar ejercicio, dieta, actividades de ocio y vulnerabilidad psicológica, salud mental positiva y alfabetización.

Conclusion: Los resultados identifican factores de vulnerabilidad modificables que justifican la implementación de programas de intervención dirigidos a promover la alfabetización y salud mental positiva en los campus universitários en Portugal para empoderar a los estudiantes con estrategias efectivas de bienestar y autoayuda.

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2025-05-06

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Nogueira, M. J., Carvalho, J. C., Costa, P., & Sequeira, C. (2025). Vulnerabilidad psicológica, alfabetización en salud mental, salud mental positiva y comportamientos saludables en estudiantes de enseñanza superior. Millenium - Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health, 2(27), e39780. https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0227.39780

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