MONTAGNI, Ilaria; GONZALEZ CABALLERO, Juan Luis

doi:10.3390/bs12080259

Bordeaux population health [BPH]

GONZALEZ CABALLERO, Juan Luis

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Behavioral Sciences. 2022-07-28, vol. 12, n° 8

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BACKGROUND: Mental health literacy is a determinant of mental health, which can facilitate early detection of psychological problems and endorse timely access to care. Instruments to measure mental health literacy exist, but not in French. Assessment of mental health literacy in young adults is essential to tailor appropriate educational interventions promoting psychological wellbeing and preventing mental health problems in this vulnerable population. The aim of this study was to validate the French version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS-FR) in university students. METHODS: A total of 482 students from the University of Bordeaux, France, completed the translated version of the scale. Collected data were used to validate the MHLS-FR through psychometric analyses: descriptive statistics, item distribution, test-retest reliability, exploratory structural equation model, confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients, and hypothesis testing. RESULTS: The final scale included 26 items covering 6 dimensions. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients were 0.744 and 0.961, respectively. With test-retest, about 50% of items had intraclass correlation coefficients superior to 0.5. CONCLUSIONS: The MHLS-FR can be considered as a valid and reliable instrument for measuring mental health literacy in French students.< Réduire

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Measure

Knowledge

Psychometric analyses

Validation

Mental health literacy

Students

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https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/170063

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12080259

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Bordeaux Population Health Research Center (BPH) - UMR 1219

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