Study on Mental Health State of the Freshmen with Different Educational Background

Objective To explore mental health state of the freshmen with different educational background in Ningxia Medical college,and accordingly to offer scientific proof for mental health education of the students.Methods A testing,using self-rating scale SCL-90,was conducted among 1509 freshmen of 2004 in Ningxia Medical college.Results The first three mental problems in order were obligation,human relation sensitivity and depression.All factors in graduate students,undergraduates,junior college students and secondary specialized students had significant differences.The general tendency in average scores of factors was graduate students,undergraduates,junior college students and secondary specialized students from lower to higher.Apart from somatization,the scores of all factors of freshmen were higher than those of national norm(P0.01).The rural students' scores of all factors were significantly higher than the urban students' ones(P0.01).Except the hostile factors,the remaining factors all had significant differences.The girls' scores of all factors were higher than the boys'.Scores of the factors concerning total average score,somatization,depression,anxiety and fear had significant differences(P0.01).Except hostile factors,all the scores of students with siblings were higher than those of single children.Scores of the factors concerning total average score,obligation,hostility,human relation sensitivity and depression had significant differences.No significant differences were found between parents-divorced students and non-parents-divorced students,between han-nationality students and minority students.Conclusion according to mental symptom levels of medical freshmen 2004,measures must be taken to help them overcome their difficulties in the first place.