Mental Health and Social Support Status of Needy University Students

Objective: To explore the mental health and social support status of impoverished university students and the relationship between them, and to provide basis for effective psychological crisis help. Methods: SCL-90 and social support rating scale were used in 495 impoverished university students and 476 non-impoverished university students of Hohai University. Results: (1) The status of SCL-90 and social support of impoverished university students is lower than that of non-impoverished university students. The score of sensitivity, depression and psychosis. (2)In impoverished university students, the status of mental health of female is lower than of male, and that of liberal arts students is lower than that of science and engineering course students, and that of students from city is lower than that that of students from country. (3)The status of mental health is correlated with social support significantly in impoverished university students. Conclusion: It's propitious to enhance mental health status of impoverished university students by improving subjective support and utilization of social support.