Effect of social stressful factors on mental health in students

Abstract

The article deals with the effect of stressful factors on the mental health of students. Stressful factors of the social environment require more in-depth study due to worsening mental health. Materials for the study were obtained in Chelyabinsk. 128 students from 18 to 23 years old engaged and not involved in physical education and sports were tested. Mental health components were diagnosed using a screening test. Results. Such social stressful factors were revealed as mental disorders and diseases, nervous tension, anger, mental stress and irritability that had statistically significant correlation coefficients and negatively affected mental health. The following components have a positive effect on mental health: permanent mood, psychological climate, the ability to optimize the mental status under stress, mental well-being. Conclusion. Statistically significant relationships between the integral indicator of mental health and all mental health components are identified. The revealed correlations indicate that the higher the numerical values of stressful factors (mental disorders and diseases, nervous and mental stress, irritability), the lower the integral indicator of mental health. Also, the higher the values of positive factors such as permanent mood, psychological climate, relationships with others, the ability to optimize the mental status under stress, the mental well-being, harmonious relationships, the higher the integral indicator of the mental health of students.