Development and application of the Adolescent Mental Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire among medical undergraduates
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.07.018
- VernacularTitle:《青少年心理健康素养评定量表》编制及在医学生中的应用
- Author:
LI Danlin, HU Jie, HUANG Xuexue, XUE Yanni, CHEN Sixian, WANG Shanshan, WAN Yuhui, TAO Fangbiao, ZHANG Shichen
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1. Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅnt ｏｆ Ｍａｔｅｒｎａｌ,Ｃｈｉｌｄ ａｎｄ Ａｄｏｌｅｓｃｅｎｔ Ｈｅａｌｔｈ,Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ ｏｆ Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ Ｈｅａｌｔｈ,Ａｎｈｕｉ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ， Ｈｅｆｅｉ（２３００３２），Ｃｈｉｎａ
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Mental health;
Health educaiton;
Questionnaire;
Adolescent;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2021;42(7):1038-1041
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
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 ( χ 2/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.
