Development and application of the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire among medical undergraduates

LI Danlin; HU Jie; HUANG Xuexue; XUE Yanni; CHEN Sixian; WANG Shanshan; WAN Yuhui; TAO Fangbiao; ZHANG Shichen

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.018

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LI Danlin, HU Jie, HUANG Xuexue, XUE Yanni, CHEN Sixian, WANG Shanshan, WAN Yuhui, TAO Fangbiao, ZHANG Shichen. Development and application of the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire among medical undergraduates[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(7): 1038-1041. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.018

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LI Danlin, HU Jie, HUANG Xuexue, XUE Yanni, CHEN Sixian, WANG Shanshan, WAN Yuhui, TAO Fangbiao, ZHANG Shichen. Development and application of the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire among medical undergraduates[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(7): 1038-1041. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.018

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LI Danlin, HU Jie, HUANG Xuexue, XUE Yanni, CHEN Sixian, WANG Shanshan, WAN Yuhui, TAO Fangbiao, ZHANG Shichen. Development and application of the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire among medical undergraduates[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(7): 1038-1041. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.018

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Development and application of the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire among medical undergraduates

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.018

LI Danlin^{1, 2},
HU Jie^{1, 2},
HUANG Xuexue^{1, 2},
XUE Yanni^{1, 2},
CHEN Sixian³,
WANG Shanshan^{1, 2},
WAN Yuhui^{1, 2},
TAO Fangbiao^{1, 2},
ZHANG Shichen^{1, 2
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Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei(230032), China

Received Date: 2020-10-25
Rev Recd Date: 2020-12-09

Available Online: 2021-07-23

Publish Date: 2021-07-25

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Objective To develop the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (AMHLAQ), and to evaluate its reliability and validity among undergraduates. Methods On the basis of the definition of mental health literacy (MHL) and the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) theory, this study constructed a total of 36 items consisting of four dimensions, and scores were measured according to a five-point Likert-type scale. Using a cluster sampling method, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 3 826 freshmen and sophomore students from two medical schools in Anhui Province. The items were screened by performing t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis and factor analysis. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were evaluated using indicators including homogeneity reliability, the split-half reliability coefficient, and construct validity. Results Factor analysis revealed that the AMHLAQ consisted of 22 questions grouped into four domains. The variance cumulative contribution rate was 62.213%. The reliability result showed that the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total questionnaire was 0.897, the split-half reliability was 0.800, the Cronbach's coefficient of each dimension was 0.796 to 0.885, the split-half reliability of each dimension was 0.725 to 0.846, and the indicators had a high level of reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fit was good (χ²/df=19.319, P < 0.01; RMSEA=0.069). Conclusion AMHLAQ is consistent with the evaluation standard of psychometrics, has good reliability and validity, and can be used to estimate the level of MHL among undergraduates.
- Mental health,
- Health educaiton,
- Questionnaire,
- Adolescent,
- Students

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