Romantic relationship quality, adverse childhood experiences, and association between romantic relationship quality and mental health of Chulalongkorn University undergraduate students
Abstract:
Objectives: To explore the mental health, romantic relationship quality, and associated factors of undergraduate students from Chulalongkorn University.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with the participation of 416 undergraduate students from Chulalongkorn University who currently have a partner in a romantic relationship and have been together for no less than three months. All subjects completed four self-reported questionnaires: 1) Demographic Data Form, 2) The Perceived Relationship Quality Component Scale (PRQC) Thai version, 3) General Health Questionnaire-30 (GHQ-30) - Thai version, and 4) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire - Thai version. The association between the romantic relationship quality and mental health and other associated factors were analyzed by chi-square and Pearsons correlation test. The logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of the high romantic relationship quality and normal mental health.
Results: Most undergraduate students are male (62.7%), Most of them (85.1%) also reported adverse childhood experiences. Majority of the students (46.9%) had the high level of overall romantic relationship. Nearly half of them (45.9%) had abnormal mental health. The associated factors that related to their abnormal mental health were studying in social sciences and humanities, and physical sciences. Having a GPA below 3.32 (p