A Survey on the Relation Between Social Support and Mental Health in Students Shahid Rajaee University

Objective: this study sought the relationship between social support, mental health and demographic factors in new students of Shahid Rajaee University (2010-11) Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled 1242 university students. Subjects were evaluated using demographic questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire-12 and social support scale. Statistical analysis was performed by chi-square, Regression and two sample t-tests. Results: this study showed that there was significance relationship between social support and mental health (PV<0.001). Students with high social support had high mental health. Discussion and Conclusion: Social support and mental health have significant and positive relationship. Change policies aimed at improvi.ng quality and quantity of supportive networks, especially for vulnerable students can strengthen the protective effect of social support ü