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Título
Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Mental Health Literacy questionnaire (MHLq-E)
Autor
Año del Documento
2025
Editorial
Springer
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
Current Psychology, 2025, vol. 44, n. 5, p. 3138-3150
Zusammenfassung
The mental health of adolescents is a topic of increasing importance in our society. Knowing the mental health literacy of this population may provide key information to improve prevention and intervention policies. This research analyses the psychometric properties of the MHLq-E Spanish version, a self-administered self-report questionnaire on mental health literacy, specific to the adolescent population. A descriptive cross-sectional study including a representative sample of Spanish adolescents aged 12–16 years (N = 1000) was conducted. Results reveal a four-factor structure: help-seeking; stigma; knowledge of causes; knowledge of symptomatology. The selected four-factor solution accounts for 35% of the shared variance. High internal consistency, item reliability and good measures of validity were found. The global reliability of the questionnaire was α = 0.92 and ωt = 0.94. The reliability of the dimensions ranged from α = 0.79, ωt = 0.79 for Stigma to α = 0.87, ωt = 0.87 for Help. Factor loads were significant and above 0.4 suggesting appropriate convergent validity, and evidence of discriminant validity was also adequate. Although it differs from the original instrument, the analysis is consistent with other research and highlights the multiple dimensions of mental health literacy. The MHLq-E is the first instrument available in Spanish to assess mental health literacy in adolescents in Spain.
Materias Unesco
61 Psicología
Palabras Clave
Adolescents
Mental health
Mental health literacy
Psychometric properties
Validation
ISSN
1046-1310
Revisión por pares
SI
Patrocinador
Open access funding provided by FEDER European Funds and the Junta De Castilla y León under the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3) of Castilla y León 2021-2027.
The funding received from La Caixa in its call for Flash Childhood Vulnerability (FS23-IB).
The funding received from La Caixa in its call for Flash Childhood Vulnerability (FS23-IB).
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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eng
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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openAccess
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