The Mediating Effect of Mental Health Literacy on Psychological Resilience and Psychological Distress of Medical College Students

Table 2

Correlation analysis of mental health literacy, psychological resilience, and psychological distress (n = 627).

Variables	Psychological distress
	r
Mental health literacy	−0.419	<0.001
Ability to recognize specific disorders	−0.369	<0.001
Attitudes that promote recognition and appropriate help-seeking	−0.088	0.028
Knowledge of self-treatments	−0.402	<0.001
Knowledge of risk factors and causes	−0.269	<0.001
Knowledge of how to seek mental health information	−0.396	<0.001
Knowledge of professional help available	−0.329	<0.001
Psychological resilience	−0.300	<0.001
Goal focus	−0.509	<0.001
Emotion control	−0.163	<0.001
Positive cognition	−0.526	<0.001
Family support	−0.162	<0.001
Interpersonal assistance	−0.006	0.884