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Construction and Validity of Chinese Translation of the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents

Qi Wang1,#, Qi Wang1,#, Yuxuan Ji1, Kexu Chen1, Kaiyun Li1,*, Fanlu Jia1, Ting Peng2

1 School of Education and Psychology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
2 Psychology Research Group, Jinan Quanjing Middle School, Jinan, 250024, China

* Corresponding Author: Kaiyun Li. Email: email
# Qi Wang and Qi Wang should be considered as joint first author. The two first authors are different person

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents)

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2024, 26(8), 671-677. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.053127

Abstract

Background: In this study, the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents (UMHL-A) was revised and tested for its reliability and validity in Chinese middle school students, thus establishing a useful tool for assessing the mental health of individuals in this occupation. Methods: Our sample comprised 1208 junior high school students (58.85% male), aged between 11 and 15 years old. The Chinese version of the scale includes a mental health attitude subscale and mental health knowledge subscale, including attitudes towards seeking help, attitudes related to stigma, general mental health knowledge, and knowledge about specific mental illnesses, encapsulated in a total of 17 items. A series of psychometric analyses such as exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and internal consistency reliability estimation were carried out in this study. Results: The results of the CFA indicated that the two-factor model had an acceptable model fit (Attitude (UMHL-A Likert): χ2/df = 4.107; RMSEA = 0.072; SRMR = 0.045; TLI = 0.932; CFI = 0.954; Knowledge (UMHL-A T/F): χ2/df = 3.647; RMSEA = 0.066; SRMR = 0.044; TLI = 0.923; CFI = 0.945). The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of subscales of the Chinese version UMHL-A were 0.80 and 0.78, respectively. Conclusion: In general, the Chinese version of the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for adolescents has good reliability and validity and can be used as a tool to measure the mental health literacy of Chinese adolescents.

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APA Style
Wang, Q., Wang, Q., Ji, Y., Chen, K., Li, K. et al. (2024). Construction and validity of chinese translation of the universal mental health literacy scale for adolescents. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 26(8), 671-677. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.053127
Vancouver Style
Wang Q, Wang Q, Ji Y, Chen K, Li K, Jia F, et al. Construction and validity of chinese translation of the universal mental health literacy scale for adolescents. Int J Ment Health Promot. 2024;26(8):671-677 https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.053127
IEEE Style
Q. Wang et al., “Construction and Validity of Chinese Translation of the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents,” Int. J. Ment. Health Promot., vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 671-677, 2024. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.053127



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