ArticleHealth literacy research and practice2022
The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Mental Health Attitudes and Beliefs.
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- Assessing the relationship between sexual health literacy and sexual self-care in women: a cross-sectional study in Iran.Sexual medicine · 2025Article
- Moderating effect of health knowledge and mental health on the association between undergraduates' attitudes toward help-seeking and internet addiction.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Commentary on Translational Impact: The Promise of Audience Segmentation for Enhancing the Dissemination of Online Mental Health Resources.Translational issues in psychological science · 2025Article
- Factors associated with mental health literacy and demand for mental health services among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Validation of the Assessments of Adult Health Literacy: a Rasch measurement model approach.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Attitudes Toward Psychotherapeutic Treatment and Health Literacy in a Large Sample of the General Population in Germany: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- Cultural adaptation of the Mental Health Support Scale for Chile and Argentina.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Mental health literacy and help-seeking: the mediating role of self-stigma and emotional intelligence.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mental Health Literacy and Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Among College Students, Nepal.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Implementation and sustainability of systems change for mental health promotion and substance misuse prevention: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Acceptance of a French e-Mental Health Information Website (CléPsy) for Families: A Web-Based Survey.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Health literacy and mental health: a national cross-sectional inquiry.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviour among Egyptian undergraduates: a cross-sectional national study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Community perspectives on adolescent mental health stigma in American Samoa.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health first aid programs show promise in reducing stigma and increasing help-seeking. However, the success of these and other mental health interventions are likely affected by health literacy. Yet, health literacy is understudied in the mental health literature and rarely considered in mental health interventions.
objectiveThis study explored the relationship between health literacy and mental health stigma, aversion to mental health help-seeking, and willingness to interact with individuals with mental illnesses.
methodsAdults ( KEY
resultsAdults with higher functional and communicative health literacy had lower mental health stigma and aversion to mental health help-seeking. Adults with higher communicative health literacy and empowerment were more willing to interact with individuals with mental illnesses. Mental health stigma partially mediated the relationships between communicative health literacy and aversion to mental health help-seeking and willingness to interact with individuals with mental illnesses. Mental health stigma fully mediated the relationships between functional health literacy and aversion to mental health help-seeking and willingness to interact with individuals with mental illnesses.
conclusionsResults support including health literacy in mental health interventions and reiterate addressing stigma in community and clinical settings. [
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