fathizadeh, shadi, Karimi, Zeynab, Khatti, Freshteh, amirsardari, majid (2025). Evaluation of the Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Mental Health of Students in Tehran. , 5(3), 13-19.
shadi fathizadeh; Zeynab Karimi; Freshteh Khatti; majid amirsardari. "Evaluation of the Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Mental Health of Students in Tehran". , 5, 3, 2025, 13-19.
fathizadeh, shadi, Karimi, Zeynab, Khatti, Freshteh, amirsardari, majid (2025). 'Evaluation of the Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Mental Health of Students in Tehran', , 5(3), pp. 13-19.
fathizadeh, shadi, Karimi, Zeynab, Khatti, Freshteh, amirsardari, majid Evaluation of the Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Mental Health of Students in Tehran. , 2025; 5(3): 13-19.

Evaluation of the Relationship between Perceived Social Support and Mental Health of Students in Tehran

Health Education and Health Promotion
Article 2, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 13-19    PDF (168.37 K)
Authors
shadi fathizadeh* 1; Zeynab Karimi2; Freshteh Khatti3; majid amirsardari4
1Ph.D. Candidate of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2M.Sc. of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3Ph.D. Candidate of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Health Education and promotion, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4M.Sc. of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Email: amirsardari.m@gmail.com
Abstract
Aim: People receive social support from family, peers, and other social systems. Within this wide spectrum, social networks that support people unofficially involve the group of family and peers. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived social support and mental health of students in Tehran.
Methods: This descriptive and analytical study was conducted on 227 students in Tehran using two questionnaires including the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) with 28 questions, and the social support inventory with two scales of Perceived Social Support from Family (PSSFA) and Perceived Social Support from Friends (PSSFR). The collected data were analyzed via SPSS18 software using Pearson correlation test.
Findings: The results showed that mental health had significant relationship with the total score of social support (p<0.05, r=0.197). Furthermore, concerning the other subscales, anxiety and sleep disorders (p<0.02, r=0.155) and social functioning (p<0.006, r=0.190) showed significant relationship with mental health. However, there was no significant correlation between PSSFR and mental health.
Conclusion: As proved by the results of this study, when social support is stronger, an individual will have a better mental health status. Moreover, people who experience a higher level of family support have a better mental health status.
Keywords
Mental health; Social support; Students
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