THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS' EXPECTATIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIET NAM

Abstract

Mental health has a great influence on the quality of life and learning outcomes of students. This problem is related to many different factors. It is necessary to clarify the current state of mental health and influencing factors, thereby taking appropriate measures to take care of the mental health of students and help them study effectively. This study examined mental health and parents' expectations on a sample of 242 randomly selected students at a number of high schools in Ho Chi Minh City. Through the DASS42 tool and the scale designed by the research team, the research results showed that the level of parents' expectations for students is not high; the percentage of students with stress is 43.7%, anxiety is 38.6%, depression is 35%, in which the percentage of students with severe and very severe problems are: stress 12.3%, anxiety 10.3%, depression 6.9%, students' mental health problems are closely correlated; Parental expectations are correlated with student mental health problems and are likely to report 12.6% to 15% variability in student mental health problems.