Development and validation of a universal mental health literacy scale for adolescents (UMHL-A)

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11210/23:10452821 RIV/00216208:11130/23:10452821

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178122006229" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178122006229</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115031" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115031</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Development and validation of a universal mental health literacy scale for adolescents (UMHL-A)

Original language description

Mental health literacy (MHL) grows in importance as the prevalence of mental health conditions rises worldwide. There is a need for valid MHL measures especially among adolescents. The current study aims to develop and validate a Universal mental health literacy scale for adolescents (UMHL-A), a self report scale to assess MHL of children between ages 10 and 14 across all four components within Kutcher’s framework for MHL. The devel- opment of the UMHL-A was initiated by a literature review and followed by item generation. Then, we tested the face and content validity of the scale via a delphi study, focus groups and cognitive interviews with the target group. Next with a convenience sample, we established the factor structure and construct validity of the scale using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Lastly, we tested the scale convergent validity with other measures. The final form of the scale was refined on a representative sample of Czech asolescents. The UMHL-A scale comprises 17 items measuring four components of MHL. The scale has substantial methodological advantages in comparison to existing measures of MHL, especially considering its brevity and comprehensive coverage of MHL. Further studies are needed to test its application and validity globally

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30215 - Psychiatry

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Psychiatry Research

ISSN

0165-1781

e-ISSN

1872-7123

Volume of the periodical

320

Issue of the periodical within the volume

"Article number 115031"

Country of publishing house

IE - IRELAND

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1-9

UT code for WoS article

000920319800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85145780153