Hsing-Jung Chao|Yin-Ju Lien|Yu?Chen Kao|I-Chuan Tasi|Hui-Shin Lin
Mental Health Literacy in Healthcare Students: An Expansion of the Mental Health Literacy Scale
National Taiwan Normal University|Ministry of Health and Welfare|National Taiwan Normal University|Ministry of Health and Welfare|Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan Branch|National Taiwan Normal University|Ministry of Health and Welfare|National Taiwan Normal University|Ministry of Health and Welfare
objective although recently developed mental health literacy scale showed significant score differences general population mental health professionals date published scale intended specifically assess mental health literacy mhl healthcare students study constructed 26item scalebased measure assess multiple components mhl associated psychometric properties sample medical public health students 11 universities taiwan methods development validation scale comprised three phases measure development pilot testing n 32 psychometric properties examination n 1294 results 26 items generated five factors maintenance positive mental health recognition mental illness attitude mental illness stigma helpseeking efficacy helpseeking attitude scale demonstrated good content validity internal consistency construct validity factorial validity convergent validity discriminant validity known groups validity conclusions findings suggest mental health literacy scale healthcare students mhlshs valid reliable practical tool identifying mhl gaps medical public health students potential inform remedial curricular interventions educators evaluate intervention effectiveness