ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2025
Cultural adaptation of the Mental Health Support Scale for Chile and Argentina.
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- Mental Health First Aid training for Chile and Argentina: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Translation, cultural adaptation, and content validity evaluation of a mental health literacy instrument in Bolivia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Receiving support for mental health problems from family and friends: Measurement and impact on mental health, relationships, and help-seeking.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Mental Health Support Scale (MHSS) for Chile and Argentina, hypothesising that it would correlate positively with mental health literacy, negatively with stigma measures, and differ by mental health first aid (MHFA) training history. The MHSS involves the 'Intended' scale (assessing intended support) and the 'Provided' scale (evaluating actual help), capturing recommended and not-recommended actions. The scales were translated into Spanish, piloted with 17 adults to explore cultural relevance, and validated with 554 Chilean and Argentinian adults using concurrent measures of stigma, social distance and mental health literacy. Factor analysis of the MHSS-Intended identified a recommended factor (16 items) and a not-recommended factor (5 items). The recommended factor correlated positively with mental health literacy (
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