Characteristics
Specific context:
Mental Health
Validation sample population age:
Older Adults: 65+ years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of items:
31
Sample size in validation study:
251
Language of validated version:
Persian
Main article reference
Soleimani-Sefat E, Parandeh A, Rahmati F, Kamalikhah T. Development and Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire (MHLQ) Among Young Iranian Soldiers. Int J Prev Med. 2022 Jul 15;13:101. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_468_20. PMID: 36119956; PMCID: PMC9470910.
Corresponding author
Erfab Soleimani-Sefat
Description
This study is the first step in the designing and psychometrics of the Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire (MHLQ) in Iran. The purpose of this study was to design the psychometric properties of the MHLQ in soldiers.
Year Measure first Published: 2022
About This Measure
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Iran
Content validity:
The CVR and CVI statistics were used for quantitative examination of content validity by using 10 healthcare professionals. Likewise, we interviewed 9 soldiers for ambiguous complex items. According to the Lawshe's table and the experts’ judgment (n = 10), every item with a CVR
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.76
