ArticleInternational journal of women's health2020
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Mental Health Literacy Scale.
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- Developing a High School Mental Health Action Checklist in Thailand: insights on perception and communication.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Mental health issues and the association of mental health literacy among adolescents in urban Ethiopia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Assessing mental health literacy in Jordan: a factor analysis and Rasch analysis study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population.International journal of mental health systems · 2023Article
- Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire: Investigating Psychometric Properties in Iranian Female Students.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Validation and Psychometric Testing of the Chinese Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale Among Nurses.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Slovenian Validation of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (S-MHLS) on the General Population: A Four-Factor Model.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDue to the lack of an instrument to measure mental health literacy among Persian/Farsi speaking people, this study was conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (P-MHLS). PARTICIPANTS AND
methodsThe 2019 cross-sectional study with 992 participants was conducted in Tabriz, Iran. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to establish the construct validity of the P-MHLS. The internal consistency/reliability was estimated by computing Cronbach's coefficient alpha. Feasibility of the scale was examined and item response theory (IRT) models were applied to characterize the test items.
resultsAn exploratory factor analysis of data resulted in five factors, which included 30 of the 35 items and accounted for 42.00% of the variance. The construct validity of the 5-factor model was supported by the results of our confirmatory factor analysis. The factors were the 1) ability to recognize mental disorders, 2) confidentiality of mental health practitioners, 3) skills of mental health information seeking, 4) beliefs about mental illnesses, and 5) attitudes toward patients with mental illness.
conclusionThe study provides initial support for the use of the MHLS among Persian/Farsi speaking adults to assess mental health literacy.
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