Exploring the relationship between proactive personality, individual innovation, and mental health in university students.

Autor: Kilic M; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey., Uslukilic G; Specialist Nurse, Health Practice and Research Center Hospital, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey., Üstündağ Öcal N; Bozok University Vocational School of Health Services, Yozgat, Turkey, 66900, Erdoğan Akdağ Kampüsü. nursel.ustundagocal@yobu.edu.tr.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2024 Nov 14; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 3177. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 14.
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20644-0
Abstrakt: Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the effects of proactive personality and individual innovation characteristics of university students on their mental health together with their socio-demographic characteristics.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among students of Yozgat Bozok University in 2022. Data was collected using a sociodemographic information form, Individual Innovation Scale (IIS), Proactive Personality Scale (PPS), and the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21). The questionnaire forms were presented to students online through Google Forms. Data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multinomial logistic regression (MLR).
Results: In this study, the mean scores of the anxiety, depression and stress subscales of DASS were found to be 6.0 ± 3.7, 6.8 ± 4.4 and 7.4 ± 3.8, respectively. The percentage of students showing moderate levels of anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms were 22.2%, 32.0%, and 15.1%, respectively, while those with high or very high levels of symptoms were 31.5%, 17.0%, and 9.8%, respectively. This study provides evidence that proactive personality, individual innovativeness traits, age, and familial characteristics may not significantly influence anxiety, depression, or stress in college students. The probability of students showing moderate and high levels of mental health symptoms was found to be associated with being female and having poor health status.
Conclusion: Anxiety was found to be the most common mental health problem among university students, followed by depression and stress. No relationship was found between students' proactive personality, individual innovation traits, and their mental health.
Competing Interests: Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participate The research was carried out in accordance with the rules and ethical codes specified in the Declaration of Helsinki. University students were informed about the study and their informed consent was obtained for the participation. Before starting the survey, those who approved to participate in the survey online were allowed to complete the survey. The study was approved by the Yozgat Bozok University’s Ethics Committee on November 18, 2020, with decision number 15/10. Consent for publication Not applicable. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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