Survey on the Current Situation of College Students ‘Mental Health Literacy —Taking a University in Southwest China as an Example

This study takes a university in Southwest China as an example and uses a questionnaire survey method to understand the current situation of college students ‘mental health literacy. The results show that the overall level of mental health literacy is medium to low, with high scores in terms of knowledge and conceptual dimensions of mental health and mental illness, attitude to maintaining mental health, and low scores in terms of attitude to dealing with mental illness, behaviors and skills in dealing with mental illness and maintaining mental health. The overall level of mental health literacy of girls is significantly higher than that of boys, and urban students is significantly higher than that of rural students. There are significant differences in mental health literacy of students in different disciplines and grades. The overall level of mental health literacy of poor students is significantly lower than that of average and good family finances student. The results suggest that in the future mental health education work, knowledge and concepts of mental health and mental diseases need to be continuously promoted, and more in-depth education methods need to be explored in terms of attitudes towards mental diseases and coping skills. In addition, there are significant differences in mental health literacy among students of different genders, economic income, grades, etc., and mental health education needs to be carried out in layers, categories, and diversified methods.