Pedro Dias|Luísa Campos|Helena Almeida|Filipa Palha
Mental Health Literacy in Young Adults: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire
Universidade Católica Portuguesa|Universidade Católica Portuguesa|Universidade Católica Portuguesa|Universidade Católica Portuguesa
mental health literacy mhl considered prerequisite early recognition intervention mental disorders reason become focus research past decades assessing construct relevant identifying knowledge gaps erroneous beliefs concerning mental health issues inform development interventions aimed promoting mental health literacy well evaluation interventions recently developed new selfreporting measure mhlq assessing mental health literacy young people 12ndash14 yearsold meeting need assess mhl comprehensive perspective construct instead focusing restricted number mental disorders specific dimensions eg knowledge concerning specific disorders stigma present study aimed adapt mhlq young adult population examine psychometric properties according following steps 1 item adaptation using think aloud procedure n 5 2 data collection n 356 aged 18 25 years old 3 psychometric analyses exploratory factor analysis internal consistency analysis final version questionnaire included 29 items total scale alpha 084 organized four dimensions 1 knowledge mental health problems alpha 074 2 erroneous beliefsstereotypes alpha 072 3 helpseeking first aid skills alpha 071 4 selfhelp strategies alpha 060 results suggest mhlqadult form practical valid reliable screening tool identifying gaps knowledge beliefs behavioral intentions related mental health mental disorders planning promotion programs evaluating intervention effectiveness