Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Conceptual Knowledge
Specific context:
General, Health Literacy, Mental Health
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Computer-based, Face-to-face
Time Cut-off:
0 minutes
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
24
Sample size in validation study:
1026
Language of validated version:
Persian
Main article reference
Ghaedamini Harouni, G., Sajjadi, H., Forouzan, A. S., Ahmadi, S., Ghafari, M., & Vameghi, M. (2021). Validation of the Persian version of the mental health literacy scale in Iran. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry. Published. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12447
Link to articleCorresponding author
Gholmareza Ghaedamini Harouni
Description
Reliable and valid measurement of MHL is a key step in the promotion of mental health at the individual and community levels.
Year Measure first Published: 2018
About This Measure
Measure style:
REALM Family
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
awarness factor attitudes factor availability factor
Reliability: Test-retest correlation:
Yes
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Iran
Content validity:
The structure of the mental health literacy scale was to some extent different from the one in O'Connor et al. study, but it was consistent with the definition of MHL presented by Jorm et al.
Criterion validity:
In addition, three other tools were used to examine the psychometric properties of the MHL scale: the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Montazeri et al., 2003; Yaghubi et al., 2012), the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale
