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The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS): A new scale-based measure of mental health literacy

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O’Connor, Matt, Casey, Leanne·2015·Psychiatry Research

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Although Mental Health Literacy (MHL) has been a topic of substantial interest, measurement of this concept using a scale-based measure has been limited, including a lack of psychometric and methodologically robust scale-based measures of MHL. This study developed a new scale-based measure of MHL, the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS), which assesses all attributes of MHL. Construction of the MHLS was done over three key stages, including measure development, pilot testing and assessment of psychometrics and methodological quality. The resulting measure is a 35 item, univariate scale that is easily administered and scored. Results showed significant differences in scores between mental health professionals and a community sample, as well as individuals with greater experience with mental health, and a significant positive relationship with help-seeking intentions. The MHLS also demonstrated good internal and test-retest reliability. Evaluation of the methodological quality of the MHLS indicated that it has substantial methodological advantages in comparison to existing scale-based measures of MHL. The MHLS can be used in assessing individual and population level differences in MHL and in determining the impact of programmes designed to improve MHL.

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Authors: O’Connor, M., & Casey, L.
Affiliations: Griffith University (AU)
Corresponding author: O’Connor, Matt
ORCID: O’Connor, Matt
Venue: Psychiatry Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-09
Volume: 229
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 511-516
ISSN: 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.05.064
OpenAlex: W1850933954
Cited by: 605
References: 27
Citations by year: 2026: 82 · 2025: 121 · 2024: 96 · 2023: 85 · 2022: 70 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 3
FWCI: 15.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Health Education and Validation
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: mental health literacy, Mental Health Literacy Scale, scale development, psychometric properties, help-seeking intentions, mental health professionals, community sample, internal consistency, test-retest reliability
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Cholestyramine Resin, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult, Health Literacy

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