간호대학생의 자살 예방정보 이해력과 정신건강이해력에 관한 연구

A Study on Suicide Literacy and Mental Health Literacy of Nursing Students

This study aimed to describe the suicide literacy and mental health literacy of nursing students. The study was performed with a descriptive survey design. The subjects of the study were 382 nursing students in G city. The study period was from September 1 to September 20, 2025. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with IBM SPSS statistics 21.0 program using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe, and Pearson correlation coefficients. The average scores of nursing students were 11.60±2.42 for suicide literacy, 11.54±3.01 for mental health literacy. Suicide literacy was significant in grade(t=-2.587, p=.010), experience with suicide prevention education(t=2.426, p=.016), experience with mental health or illness education(t=2.662, p=.008), self awareness of mental health or mental disorder(F=3.894, p=.021). Mental health literacy was significant in gender(t=2.328, p=.022), experience with suicide prevention education(t=4.096, p<.001), experience with mental health or illness education(t=4.235, p<.001), self awareness of suicide prevention(F=5.718, p=.004), self awareness of mental health or mental disorder(F=7.891, p<.001). There was a positive correlation between suicide literacy and mental health literacy(r=0.30, p<.001). Therefore, it is necessary to develop an educational program that can enhance the suicide literacy and mental health literacy of nursing students.