The Role of Course Experiences, Gender and Residential Status in Mental Health among Student of Human Sciences

Students will go through various academic experiences during their college period. These experiences are caused by different individual, environmental and educational factors. The aim of this study was to determine the role of course experiences, gender and residential status on mental health among university students. Population of the study included students majoring in human science at university of Isfahan, among them, 160 senior students were selected by stratified sampling. Instruments in this study were two questionnaires, i.e., Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R), which was used to measure the participants’ mental health, and Personal and Educational Development Inventory (PEDI), which measured the course experiences. Data were analyzed by t-test, anova, pearson coloration and regression analysis. The results indicated that the students, at all scales, had satisfying (acceptable) mental health. The main effect of gender variable on mental health was significant and the male students were at higher level of mental health in comparison to female students. However, the main effect of residential status variable was not significant (P