Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
| Autor: | Juan José Gil Moreno, Maria Torres, Carlos García-Forero, Rocío Casañas, Pere Castellví, Victoria-Mailen Arfuch, Jordi Alonso, Dyanne Ruiz-Castañeda, Lluís Lalucat-Jo |
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Adolescent Psychometrics Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Context (language use) Pilot Projects Article Alfabetización en salud mental 159.9 Salud mental 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Alfabetització en salut mental Students Mental health literacy Salut mental Multiple choice Measurement Mental Disorders Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Reproducibility of Results Guttman scale Mental health 030227 psychiatry Test (assessment) Health Literacy Adolescència Adolescence Mental Health Convergent validity Adolescencia Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 1 |
| Popis: | There is evidence of the effectiveness of implementing mental health literacy (MHL) programs. However, there are substantial limitations in the instruments available for measuring MHL. This study aimed to develop and validate the EspaiJove.net MHL test (EMHL) for Spanish adolescents by assessing its psychometric properties. The development of the EMHL test was conducted using item pool generation and a pilot study. A convenience sample of students aged 13&ndash 15 years (n = 355) participated in the validity study. Reliability was assessed for internal consistency and via test-retest. Convergent validity was evaluated by comparing the effect sizes among known groups with different levels of mental health knowledge, the correlation with mental health-related instruments, and the item discrimination index. A final version of a 35-item EMHL test was obtained with two parts: (i) a binary choice format (yes/no) for the identification of mental disorders (ii) a multiple choice question with four possible answer options. Internal consistency was acceptable in the first part (Cronbach&rsquo s alpha = 0.744 Guttman&rsquo s lambda 2 = 0.773) and almost acceptable in the second part (Cronbach&rsquo s alpha = 0.615 s lambda 2 = 0.643). The test-retest evaluation supported the stability of the test (first part, ICC = 0.578 second part, ICC = 0.422). No ceiling and floor effects were found. The EMHL test scores discriminated between known groups with different levels of mental health knowledge and it is associated with several-related constructs of MHL. Conclusions: The EMHL test is a relevant measure for assessing MHL in adolescents into Spanish context with acceptable validity and stability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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