Author, as appears in the article.: Almeida C; Novo A; Canut ML; Ferré-Grau C; Sequeira C
Department: Infermeria
URV's Author/s: Ferré Grau, Carmen
Keywords: Mental health Literacy Kindness Covid-19 quality literacy covid-19
Abstract: Positive mental health is defined as the ability to perceive and interpret the context of a situation and to adapt to it whenever necessary. Considering the pandemic situation, identifying the factors that may have the greatest impact on quality of life and consequently, on positive mental health is paramount. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of health literacy on the adoption of behaviours that promote positive mental health during COVID-19. A descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted on a sample of 770 patients using a questionnaire for sociodemographic characterization, the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire and the Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire. Concerning health-promoting behaviours, those who sleep enough hours, exercise regularly, eat healthy and are more aware of mental health promotion activities, or have greater mental health literacy, have higher positive mental health scores. Thus, having more knowledge of mental health and adopting health-promoting behaviours improve positive mental health.
Thematic Areas: Psychology, multidisciplinary Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology (all) Genetics General psychology Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics Development Ciencias sociales Behavioral neuroscience
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: carme.ferre@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-5307-1553 0000-0001-5229-0394
Record's date: 2024-08-03
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/10/845
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Behavioral Sciences. 13 (10):
APA: Almeida C; Novo A; Canut ML; Ferré-Grau C; Sequeira C (2023). COVID-19—Evidence of the Impact of Literacy and Salutogenic Behaviours in Positive Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study. Behavioral Sciences, 13(10), -. DOI: 10.3390/bs13100845
Article's DOI: 10.3390/bs13100845
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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