Mental health and empowerment of university students: mediating role of mental health awareness
The study concludes that mental health awareness is central to improving mental health outcomes, while empowerment and parental behaviors are vital mediating factors. These findings contribute to the understanding of how youth mental health can be enhanced through both internal (empowerment) and external (parental influence) factors.
Authors
- Sarmad Rahat
- Anna Rana
- Mariam Abbas Soharwardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-1032)
- Javeria Sarwar
- Razia Anjum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-7013)
- Muhammad Saeed Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-0783)
- Summayya Waseem
Institutions
- University of Sargodha (PK)
- Lahore College for Women University (PK)
- Islamia University of Bahawalpur (PK)
- Ittihad University (AE)
- American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AE)
- Shah Abdul Latif University (PK)
- Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (AE)
- Northern University of Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03726-5
- Primary Topic
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00