Chinese version of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale and its reliability and validity in college students
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20230711-00011
- VernacularTitle:精神疾病信念量表的汉化及其在大学生群体中的信效度检验
- Author:
Yixin DU
1
;
Guorong LIN
;
Ziwei HAI
;
Man ZHANG
;
Shuanghui ZHENG
;
Chunfeng CAI
Author Information
1. 武汉大学护理学院，武汉 430000
- Keywords:
Scales;
Mental disorders;
Belief;
Reliability;
Validity;
Chinese version
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2024;30(2):147-153
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To translate the English version of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BTMI) into Chinese and test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version in college students.Methods:According to the Beaton cross-cultural adaptation guideline, the Chinese version of BTMI was formed. From April to May 2023, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 915 university students from 171 universities in 26 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across China using convenience sampling, to analyze the reliability and validity of the scale.Results:A total of 915 questionnaires were distributed, and 814 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective recovery rate of 88.96% (814/915). The Chinese version of BTMI had a total of 21 items. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the total scale was 0.922, and the Cronbach's α coefficients of each dimension were 0.745 to 0.921. The half reliability coefficient of the total scale was 0.797, and the retest reliability coefficient of the total scale was 0.903 ( P<0.01). Exploratory factor analysis extracted four common factors, namely social function, risk, incurability, and awkwardness, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 62.29%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that all important fitting indicators were greater than 0.900, indicating a good overall model fit. Conclusions:The Chinese version of BTMI has good reliability and validity, which can be used to evaluate the beliefs of Chinese university students about mental illness.
