The mediating role of mental health promoting knowledge level in the relationship between emotional literacy and psychological help seeking attitudes in adolescents

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108344

Gül Bozkurt , Dilek Küçük Alemdar

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Abstract

Aim

The aim of this study was to determine the mediating role of mental health promotion knowledge level in the relationship between adolescents’ emotional literacy level and their attitudes towards seeking psychological help.

Design

The sample of the descriptive and correlational study consisted of 428 students studying at Fatsa Anatolian High School in Fatsa district of Ordu province. Data were collected using Personal Information Form, Mental Health-Promoting Knowledge (MHPK-10), Emotional Literacy Scale (ELS) and Attitudes Towards Seeking Psychological Help Scale (ASPHS).

Results

It was determined that 61.4 % of the adolescents who participated in the study were male, 38.6 % were female and 34.3 % were 17 years old. It was determined that 15 % of the adolescents had received psychological help before, 57.8 % of these participants received help from a psychologist and 31.2 % from a psychiatrist. In the regression analysis, the effect of ELS on MHPK-10 level was found to be significant. It was determined that ELS explained 4.4 % of the variance in MHPK-10. The direct effect of ELS on ASPHS was also significant. The explanatory power of the model was found to be 6.4 %. The model was generally significant. It was determined that MHPK-10 played a partial mediating role in the relationship between ELS and ASPHS. The total explanatory level of the model was 8.6 % and the model was statistically significant in general.

Conclusion

In the study, it was determined that as the level of emotional literacy of adolescents increased, the level of knowledge to improve mental health also increased and their attitudes towards seeking psychological help were more positive. It was determined that the level of mental health-promoting knowledge of adolescents supported the positive attitude towards seeking psychological help.

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心理健康促进知识水平在青少年情感素养与心理求助态度关系中的中介作用

目的探讨心理健康促进知识水平在青少年情感素养水平与心理求助态度之间的中介作用。设计描述性和相关性研究的样本包括在奥尔都省法特萨地区法特萨安纳托利亚高中学习的428名学生。采用个人信息表、心理健康促进知识量表（mhkp -10）、情感素养量表（ELS）和寻求心理帮助态度量表（ASPHS）进行数据收集。结果参与研究的青少年中男性占61.4%，女性占38.6%，17岁青少年占34.3%。结果表明，15%的青少年曾接受过心理帮助，其中57.8%的人接受过心理学家的帮助，31.2%的人接受过精神科医生的帮助。在回归分析中，发现ELS对MHPK-10水平的影响是显著的。确定ELS解释了MHPK-10变异的4.4%。ELS对ASPHS的直接影响也很显著。模型的解释能力为6.4%。该模型总体上是显著的。结果表明，MHPK-10在ELS与ASPHS的关系中起部分中介作用。模型的总解释水平为8.6%，模型总体上具有统计学显著性。结论本研究确定，随着青少年情绪素养水平的提高，改善心理健康的知识水平也随之提高，寻求心理帮助的态度也更加积极。结果表明，青少年的心理健康促进知识水平支持了寻求心理帮助的积极态度。

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期刊介绍： Children and Youth Services Review is an interdisciplinary forum for critical scholarship regarding service programs for children and youth. The journal will publish full-length articles, current research and policy notes, and book reviews.