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Mental Health Literacy in Healthcare Students: An Expansion of the Mental Health Literacy Scale.
- Source :
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International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2020 Feb 04; Vol. 17 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 04. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: Although the recently developed mental health literacy scale showed significant score differences between general population and mental health professionals, to this date there is no published scale intended to specifically assess mental health literacy (MHL) in healthcare students. This study constructed a 26-item scale-based measure to assess multiple components of MHL and associated psychometric properties in a sample of medical and public health students of 11 universities in Taiwan.<br />Methods: The development and validation of the scale comprised three phases: measure development, pilot testing (n = 32), and psychometric properties examination (n = 1294).<br />Results: 26 items were generated for five factors: maintenance of positive mental health, recognition of mental illness, attitude to mental illness stigma, help-seeking efficacy, and help-seeking attitude. The scale demonstrated good content validity, internal consistency, and construct validity (factorial validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and known groups validity).<br />Conclusions: The findings suggest that the Mental Health Literacy Scale for Healthcare Students (MHLS-HS) is a valid, reliable, and practical tool for identifying MHL gaps in medical and public health students. It has the potential to inform remedial curricular interventions for educators and evaluate intervention effectiveness.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Female
Health Personnel psychology
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders therapy
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Social Stigma
Students
Taiwan
Universities
Young Adult
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Literacy
Mental Disorders psychology
Mental Health
Students, Health Occupations psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1660-4601
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32033015
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030948