Psychology: Techniques and Application

Psychology: Techniques and Application ›› 2024, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 220-228.

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Development of Mental Health Literacy Scale for High School Students in China

  

  • Online:2024-04-01 Published:2024-04-01

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Abstract:

This study aimed to compile a mental health literacy scale that conforms to the current situation of the development of mental health education for contemporary high school students in China and is convenient for measurement in high schools, by referring to the conceptual framework and design concept of mental health literacy scale at home and abroad.A survey was conducted on high school students from two schools close to the average level of ordinary high schools in China and 798 valid questionnaires were collected, by using the 52-item Mental Health Literacy Scale for High School Students compiled based on previous studies and Chinese Middle School Student Mental Health Scale as the benchmark. According to exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability and validity analysis, The final items of the scale were 23, which were divided into three dimensions: knowledge, attitude, behavior/skill and performance, and the scale has good reliability and validity and can be used to evaluate the mental health literacy of high school students in China.

Key words: mental health, high school students, questionnaire development, reliability, validity

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  • B844
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