Mental health was operationalised through deficit- or symptom-based frameworks in 51 of 53 reviewed studies (96.2%)¶

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q2 i? Only two of the 53 studies adopted positive-valence approaches to conceptualising mental health. → Zhandire 2026

Evidence¶

Zhandire 2026¶

Zhandire, T. T., Bakare-Fatungase, O. D., & Mkhize, N. (2026). Mental health, resilience, and academic outcomes among university students: a global scoping review with particular attention to African and Global South contexts. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05242-6

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The review's RQ1 thematic synthesis reports that "Mental health was conceptualised using deficit or symptom-based frameworks in 51 of 53 studies (96.2%)", instruments such as the DASS-21, PSS-10, and PHQ-9 developed in Western clinical populations.

"Mental health was conceptualised using deficit or symptom-based frameworks in 51 of 53 studies (96.2%). Only two adopted positive-valence approaches."

Discussion¶

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