Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the universal mental health literacy scale for adolescents

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2024.10.020

Emre Ciydem, Dilek Avci

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Abstract

Purpose

While enhancing mental health literacy is a critical component of preventive mental health, there is currently no mental health literacy instrument specific to adolescents in Turkey. This study aimed to adapt the universal mental health literacy scale for adolescents (UMHL-A) to Turkish and determine its validity and reliability.

Methods

This methodological study utilized data collected from 268 adolescents aged 10 to 14 years, between April and June 2024. Data were obtained using a personal information form and the UMHL-A. The construct validity of the scale was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis, and its reliability was assessed with internal consistency and test-retest reliability.

Results

The scale consists of two parts: the Likert UMHL-A, a five-point scale to determine adolescents' attitudes, and the T/F UMHL-A, a true/false scale to measure their knowledge. In this study, it was shown that the Likert UMHL-A, which includes 8 items and two factors, namely help-seeking and stigma, and the T/F UMHL-A, which consists 9 items and two factors namely mental health knowledge and mental illness knowledge, had good fit indices. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was 0.934 for the Likert UMHL-A, and 0.862 for the T/F UMHL-A. The item-total score correlation coefficients of the Likert UMHL-A ranged between 0.582 and 0.856, whereas those of the T/F UMHL-A varied between 0.483 and 0.804.

Conclusion

The Turkish version of the UMHL-A is a valid and reliable tool for assessing adolescents' mental health literacy.

Implications for practice

Health professionals can use this brief and easy-to-apply instrument in clinical practices or educational programs to identify and improve adolescents' mental health literacy.

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土耳其版青少年心理健康知识普及量表的心理计量特性。

目的：虽然提高心理健康素养是预防性心理健康的重要组成部分，但目前在土耳其还没有专门针对青少年的心理健康素养工具。本研究旨在将通用的青少年心理健康素养量表（UMHL-A）改编成土耳其语，并确定其有效性和可靠性：这项方法研究利用了 2024 年 4 月至 6 月期间从 268 名 10 至 14 岁青少年收集的数据。数据通过个人信息表和 UMHL-A 获得。量表的建构效度通过确认性因子分析进行评估，信度则通过内部一致性和重测信度进行评估：该量表由两部分组成：Likert UMHL-A（五点量表，用于确定青少年的态度）和 T/F UMHL-A（真/假量表，用于测量青少年的知识）。研究结果表明，Likert UMHL-A（包括 8 个项目和两个因子，即求助和成见）和 T/F UMHL-A（包括 9 个项目和两个因子，即心理健康知识和心理疾病知识）具有良好的拟合指数。Likert UMHL-A 的 Cronbach's alpha 信度系数为 0.934，T/F UMHL-A 的 Cronbach's alpha 信度系数为 0.862。Likert UMHL-A 的项目-总分相关系数介于 0.582 和 0.856 之间，而 T/F UMHL-A 的项目-总分相关系数介于 0.483 和 0.804 之间：结论：土耳其版 UMHL-A 是评估青少年心理健康素养的有效而可靠的工具：对实践的启示：医务人员可在临床实践或教育项目中使用这一简明易用的工具来识别和提高青少年的心理健康素养。

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families NURSING-PEDIATRICS

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

8.30%

发文量

291

审稿时长

65 days

期刊介绍： Official Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS) The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families (JPN) is interested in publishing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers on a variety of topics from US and international authors. JPN is the official journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society. Cecily L. Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN is the Founder and Editor in Chief. Journal content covers the life span from birth to adolescence. Submissions should be pertinent to the nursing care needs of healthy and ill infants, children, and adolescents, addressing their biopsychosocial needs. JPN also features the following regular columns for which authors may submit brief papers: Hot Topics and Technology.