Open AccessExplanatory Models for Mental Distress Among University Students in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Assegid Negash,
Matloob Ahmed,
Girmay Medhin,
Dawit Wondimagegn,
Clare Pain,
Mesfin Araya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s338319
Subject(s) - distress , psychology , qualitative research , mental model , mental health , mental distress , explanatory model , clinical psychology , medicine , medical education , psychiatry , sociology , mathematics , statistics , social science , cognitive science
Socio-culturally determined processes account for how individuals give meanings to health, illness, causal attributions, expectations from treatment, and related outcomes. There is limited evidence of explanatory models for mental distress among higher education institutions in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to explore the explanatory models for mental distress among Wolaita Sodo University.