Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project

The aim of the present study was to describe the socio-demographic variables associated with the use of the Internet for mental health information-seeking by European university students, including participants’ trust in the Internet, and their use of the Internet in comparison to traditional formal...

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Autores: Montagni, Ilaria, Donisi, Valeria, Todeschi, Federico, Parizot, Isabelle, Mótrico Martínez, Emma, Horgan, Aine
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Internet
Mental health
Health literacy
Online information
Online support
University students
Cross-country comparison
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spelling Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH projectMontagni, IlariaDonisi, ValeriaTodeschi, FedericoParizot, IsabelleMótrico Martínez, EmmaHorgan, AineInternetMental healthHealth literacyOnline informationOnline supportUniversity studentsCross-country comparisonThe aim of the present study was to describe the socio-demographic variables associated with the use of the Internet for mental health information-seeking by European university students, including participants’ trust in the Internet, and their use of the Internet in comparison to traditional formal mental health care. A cross-sectional anonymous 25-item survey was conducted with 2466 students in three courses (Computer Science, Law, Nursing) from four European universities (France, Ireland, Italy, Spain). Participants were equally distributed in all four countries; they were mostly females (57.5%), with a mean age of 21.6 years. Overall, female, French and Nursing students were more likely to look for mental health information. The majority (69.7%) of students reported that information about mental health on the Internet was unreliable. Among all participants, Spanish students reported a higher trust in web content. The findings suggest that university students frequently use the Internet for mental health information-seeking but not for mental health support. Furthermore, they do not entirely trust the Internet for mental health-related issues. This should be considered in planning Internet-based programmes for mental health promotion and prevention in university students.2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/4051reponame:Brújulainstname:Universidad Loyola AndalucíaIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/40512026-06-24T12:48:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
title Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
spellingShingle Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
Montagni, Ilaria
Internet
Mental health
Health literacy
Online information
Online support
University students
Cross-country comparison
title_short Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
title_full Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
title_fullStr Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
title_full_unstemmed Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
title_sort Internet use for mental health information and support among European university students: The e-MentH project
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Montagni, Ilaria
Donisi, Valeria
Todeschi, Federico
Parizot, Isabelle
Mótrico Martínez, Emma
Horgan, Aine
author Montagni, Ilaria
author_facet Montagni, Ilaria
Donisi, Valeria
Todeschi, Federico
Parizot, Isabelle
Mótrico Martínez, Emma
Horgan, Aine
author_role author
author2 Donisi, Valeria
Todeschi, Federico
Parizot, Isabelle
Mótrico Martínez, Emma
Horgan, Aine
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Internet
Mental health
Health literacy
Online information
Online support
University students
Cross-country comparison
topic Internet
Mental health
Health literacy
Online information
Online support
University students
Cross-country comparison
description The aim of the present study was to describe the socio-demographic variables associated with the use of the Internet for mental health information-seeking by European university students, including participants’ trust in the Internet, and their use of the Internet in comparison to traditional formal mental health care. A cross-sectional anonymous 25-item survey was conducted with 2466 students in three courses (Computer Science, Law, Nursing) from four European universities (France, Ireland, Italy, Spain). Participants were equally distributed in all four countries; they were mostly females (57.5%), with a mean age of 21.6 years. Overall, female, French and Nursing students were more likely to look for mental health information. The majority (69.7%) of students reported that information about mental health on the Internet was unreliable. Among all participants, Spanish students reported a higher trust in web content. The findings suggest that university students frequently use the Internet for mental health information-seeking but not for mental health support. Furthermore, they do not entirely trust the Internet for mental health-related issues. This should be considered in planning Internet-based programmes for mental health promotion and prevention in university students.
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