Awareness Level on Mental Illness Among Secondary School Students in Skudai, Johor

Nik Murni Nik Mustafa; Hadina Habil; Noor Aireen Ibrahim; Hanita Hassan

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Awareness Level on Mental Illness Among Secondary School Students in Skudai, Johor

Nik Murni Nik Mustafa, Hadina Habil, Noor Aireen Ibrahim, Hanita Hassan

Published in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 5)

Received: 19 June 2015 Accepted: 22 July 2015 Published: 17 September 2015

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Abstract

Adolescents diagnosed with mental illness in Malaysia have increased these past few years despite various health campaigns and awareness programs organised by the government and private sectors. Thus, this research aims to investigate the students’ awareness level and perception on mental illness. Questionnaires have been distributed to 118 form four secondary school students in Skudai, Johor. Findings from the study show that most of the respondents are fairly ignorant of mental illness and they revealed that the promotion of mental health and wellness is still lacking in Malaysia. They also believed that mental illness is still being surrounded with stigma and discrimination over the years. Nonetheless, the respondents have relatively positive views on mental health patients and the illness itself.

Published in	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.pbs.20150405.12
Page(s)	181-189
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Awareness Level, Attitude, Mental Illness, Secondary School Students

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Nik Murni Nik Mustafa; Hadina Habil; Noor Aireen Ibrahim; Hanita Hassan. Awareness Level on Mental Illness Among Secondary School Students in Skudai, Johor. Psychol. Behav. Sci. 2015, 4(5), 181-189. doi: 10.11648/j.pbs.20150405.12

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Nik Murni Nik Mustafa, Hadina Habil, Noor Aireen Ibrahim, Hanita Hassan. Awareness Level on Mental Illness Among Secondary School Students in Skudai, Johor. Psychol Behav Sci. 2015;4(5):181-189. doi: 10.11648/j.pbs.20150405.12

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Nik Murni Nik Mustafa

Language Academy, University Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Hadina Habil

Language Academy, University Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Noor Aireen Ibrahim

Language Academy, University Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Hanita Hassan

Language Academy, University Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia

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Nik Murni Nik Mustafa, Hadina Habil, Noor Aireen Ibrahim, Hanita Hassan. (2015). Awareness Level on Mental Illness Among Secondary School Students in Skudai, Johor. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 4(5), 181-189. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20150405.12

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Nik Murni Nik Mustafa; Hadina Habil; Noor Aireen Ibrahim; Hanita Hassan. Awareness Level on Mental Illness Among Secondary School Students in Skudai, Johor. Psychol. Behav. Sci. 2015, 4(5), 181-189. doi: 10.11648/j.pbs.20150405.12

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Nik Murni Nik Mustafa, Hadina Habil, Noor Aireen Ibrahim, Hanita Hassan. Awareness Level on Mental Illness Among Secondary School Students in Skudai, Johor. Psychol Behav Sci. 2015;4(5):181-189. doi: 10.11648/j.pbs.20150405.12

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