title: Expanding a measure of mental health literacy: Development and validation of a multicomponent mental health literacy measure.
abstract: Mental health literacy (MHL) is an important factor in mental health care. However, few measures are available that assess multiple components of MHL and that are applicable to lay community people. A valid, comprehensive measure is needed to adequately identify the level of MHL and need for mental health education. This study presents the development of a multicomponent MHL measure and its psychometric properties. Participants (n=211) were recruited from a local public housing authority in Texas. A series of an exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis, an independent sample t-test, and a correlation analysis were used to assess construct, known-groups, and concurrent validity. Internal consistency reliability was examined by Kuder-Richardson Formula 20. The result suggested a second-order factor model by three first-order factors: knowledge-oriented MHL; beliefs-oriented MHL; resource-oriented MHL. This measure was a valid tool to assess MHL among public housing staff. This measure can be useful in examining lay community members' levels of MHL.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Department of Social Work, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA. Electronic address: hjung2@utep.edu.
authors.forename: Hyejin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: von Sternberg
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: King
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health / Q000193:education*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011638:Public Housing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Eearly intervention; Help-seeking; Mental health care; Mental health education; Public housing; Reliability; Validity