Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents

There is evidence of the effectiveness of implementing mental health literacy (MHL) programs. However, there are substantial limitations in the instruments available for measuring MHL. This study aimed to develop and validate the EspaiJove.net MHL test (EMHL) for Spanish adolescents by assessing its...

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Autores: Castellvi Obiols, Pere, Casañas Sánchez, Rocío, Arfuch, Victoria-Mailen, Gil Moreno, Juan José, Torres Torres, María, García Forero, Carlos, Ruiz-Castañeda, Dyanne, Alonso Caballero, Jordi, Lalucat-Jo, Lluís
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Palavra-chave:Adolescence
Measurement
Mental health literacy
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spelling Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescentsCastellvi Obiols, PereCasañas Sánchez, RocíoArfuch, Victoria-MailenGil Moreno, Juan JoséTorres Torres, MaríaGarcía Forero, CarlosRuiz-Castañeda, DyanneAlonso Caballero, JordiLalucat-Jo, LluísAdolescenceMeasurementMental health literacyThere is evidence of the effectiveness of implementing mental health literacy (MHL) programs. However, there are substantial limitations in the instruments available for measuring MHL. This study aimed to develop and validate the EspaiJove.net MHL test (EMHL) for Spanish adolescents by assessing its psychometric properties. The development of the EMHL test was conducted using item pool generation and a pilot study. A convenience sample of students aged 13-15 years (n = 355) participated in the validity study. Reliability was assessed for internal consistency and via test-retest. Convergent validity was evaluated by comparing the effect sizes among known groups with different levels of mental health knowledge, the correlation with mental health-related instruments, and the item discrimination index. A final version of a 35-item EMHL test was obtained with two parts: (i) a binary choice format (yes/no) for the identification of mental disorders; (ii) a multiple choice question with four possible answer options. Internal consistency was acceptable in the first part (Cronbach's alpha = 0.744; Guttman's lambda 2 = 0.773) and almost acceptable in the second part (Cronbach's alpha = 0.615; Guttman's lambda 2 = 0.643). The test-retest evaluation supported the stability of the test (first part, ICC = 0.578; second part, ICC = 0.422). No ceiling and floor effects were found. The EMHL test scores discriminated between known groups with different levels of mental health knowledge and it is associated with several-related constructs of MHL. Conclusions: The EMHL test is a relevant measure for assessing MHL in adolescents into Spanish context with acceptable validity and stability.MDPI202020202020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/43244http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010072reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17(1):e72© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/432442026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
title Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
spellingShingle Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
Castellvi Obiols, Pere
Adolescence
Measurement
Mental health literacy
title_short Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
title_full Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
title_fullStr Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
title_sort Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net Mental Health Literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castellvi Obiols, Pere
Casañas Sánchez, Rocío
Arfuch, Victoria-Mailen
Gil Moreno, Juan José
Torres Torres, María
García Forero, Carlos
Ruiz-Castañeda, Dyanne
Alonso Caballero, Jordi
Lalucat-Jo, Lluís
author Castellvi Obiols, Pere
author_facet Castellvi Obiols, Pere
Casañas Sánchez, Rocío
Arfuch, Victoria-Mailen
Gil Moreno, Juan José
Torres Torres, María
García Forero, Carlos
Ruiz-Castañeda, Dyanne
Alonso Caballero, Jordi
Lalucat-Jo, Lluís
author_role author
author2 Casañas Sánchez, Rocío
Arfuch, Victoria-Mailen
Gil Moreno, Juan José
Torres Torres, María
García Forero, Carlos
Ruiz-Castañeda, Dyanne
Alonso Caballero, Jordi
Lalucat-Jo, Lluís
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adolescence
Measurement
Mental health literacy
topic Adolescence
Measurement
Mental health literacy
description There is evidence of the effectiveness of implementing mental health literacy (MHL) programs. However, there are substantial limitations in the instruments available for measuring MHL. This study aimed to develop and validate the EspaiJove.net MHL test (EMHL) for Spanish adolescents by assessing its psychometric properties. The development of the EMHL test was conducted using item pool generation and a pilot study. A convenience sample of students aged 13-15 years (n = 355) participated in the validity study. Reliability was assessed for internal consistency and via test-retest. Convergent validity was evaluated by comparing the effect sizes among known groups with different levels of mental health knowledge, the correlation with mental health-related instruments, and the item discrimination index. A final version of a 35-item EMHL test was obtained with two parts: (i) a binary choice format (yes/no) for the identification of mental disorders; (ii) a multiple choice question with four possible answer options. Internal consistency was acceptable in the first part (Cronbach's alpha = 0.744; Guttman's lambda 2 = 0.773) and almost acceptable in the second part (Cronbach's alpha = 0.615; Guttman's lambda 2 = 0.643). The test-retest evaluation supported the stability of the test (first part, ICC = 0.578; second part, ICC = 0.422). No ceiling and floor effects were found. The EMHL test scores discriminated between known groups with different levels of mental health knowledge and it is associated with several-related constructs of MHL. Conclusions: The EMHL test is a relevant measure for assessing MHL in adolescents into Spanish context with acceptable validity and stability.
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