Aims: Mental health literacy (MHL) is a modifiable factor associated with help-seeking and psychological health, yet its association with positive well-being in young adults is under-studied. This study examined the relationship between MHL and psychological well-being, and identified sociodemographic correlates of both, in first-year university students.Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, 287 first-year students at a Turkish state university (April-May 2022) completed a sociodemographic form, the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS; range 0-22) and the Flourishing (Psychological Well-Being) Scale (range 8-56). Because both scores departed from normality (Shapiro-Wilk p