Are nursing students flourish or languish in their mental health?

BACKGROUND: Positive mental health (PMH) is the presence of emotional, social, and psychological well-being. OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of positive mental health and associated factors among nursing students in a public university in Sri Lanka. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 185 nursing students. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Students were categorized as Flourished, Moderate and Languished. RESULTS: Out of 185 students 170 responded. Mean age was 23.5 years (SD = 1.3). Of them 25.3% flourished and 32.7% languished. Students who engaged in leisure activities and social activities were more flourished whereas students who have diagnosed with chronic illness/es, mental illness/es and had any family member/s suffering with a severe illness/es were more languished. CONCLUSION: Involvement in leisure activities, social activities, status of physical and mental health and family member health status were associated with the level of positive mental health.