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ArticleFrontiers in digital health2024

Measuring mental health action competencies in school teachers: internal and external validity evidence.

Matthew J Kerry, Dominik Robin, Kurt Albermann, Julia Dratva

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Article in Frontiers in digital health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Matthew J KerryInstitute of Public Health, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Dominik RobinInstitute of Public Health, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Kurt AlbermannCentre of Social Paediatrics, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Julia DratvaInstitute of Public Health, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Introduction: Mental health literacy is receiving increasing research attention due to growing concerns for mental health globally. Among children, teachers have recently been recognized as playing a vital role in the recognition and reporting of potential mental health issues. Methods: A nationally sampled cross-section of teachers was surveyed to examine the discriminant validity of the mental health literacy measure across levels of teaching. A survey collected a total of Results: Inspection of psychometric properties indicated removal of two weak performing items. The 15-item measure exhibited a significant mean difference, such that class-responsibility function scored higher ( Discussion: Hypotheses regarding age and role tenure were in the expected direction, but non-significant. The MHL measure for teachers demonstrated sound measurement properties supporting usage across teaching levels.

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adolescent healthbifactorchild healthhealth literacyitem response theory (IRT)mental health

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PMID38414714
PMCPMC10896949

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