Health practices, resilience, perceived social support, and mental health well-being among college students
AI Summary
Adequate sleep and adaptive care seeking uniquely predict college students' mental health well-being.
Resilience partially mediates the sleep and mental health association and fully mediates avoiding substance use's effect on mental health.
Perceived social support strengthens the relationship between sleep and resilience; combined health behaviour promotion with resilience and social support may boost campus mental health efforts.
J Am Coll Health. 2026 Jun 24:1-6. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2026.2691313. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the unique contributions of five health practices to mental health well-being among college students and tested whether resilience and perceived social support shape these associations.
METHODS: Undergraduate students (N = 177) at a large Hispanic-Serving Institution in South Texas completed measures of health practices, resilience, perceived social support, and mental health well-being during Spring 2025.
RESULTS: Of the five health practices, only adequate sleep and adaptive care-seeking uniquely predicted mental health well-being. Resilience partially mediated the association between sleep and mental health and fully mediated the association between avoiding substance use and mental health. Perceived social support moderated the association between sleep and resilience, with stronger associations observed among students with moderate or high support.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that campus mentalhealth efforts may be most effective when they promote healthy behaviors in combination with building resilience and strengthening students’ social support networks.
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