Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) on Iranian students in ۱۳۹۸

The aim of the present study was to prepare a Persian version of the Dias, Compos, Almeida and Palha (۲۰۱۸) Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire (MHLQ) and to examine its psychometric properties. For this purpose, ۳۴۶ undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students of Shahroud University were selected in the academic year of ۱۳۹۸-۹۹ through the available sampling. They completed the Persian version of the MHLQ (۲۰۱۸), Attitude Scale - Fischer and Farina (۱۹۹۵) - Short Form, questionnaire, and Health Anxiety inventory - Salkovskis & Warwick - Short Form (۲۰۰۲), and Beck Depression Questionnaire. The results of compound reliability for all subscales were more than ۰.۵, which indicates the desired reliability of the scale. CVR was more than ۰.۶۲ percent and the CVI was more than ۰.۷۵ percent, indicating the appropriate content validity of the scale. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor load of the items is more than ۰.۱۵ and all the routes from the items to the variable hidden at the level. ۰.۵ were significant and the scale had a good construct validity. An examination of the validity of the structure using CFA showed that the scale has a factor structure consisting of ۴ subscales. The study of validity at the same time as calculating the correlation of this scale with the scale of attitude with the help of psychological psychologists - Fisher and Farina (۱۹۹۵) short form, Health Anxiety Questionnaire - Salkoskis and Varvik short form (۲۰۰۲), indicates a positive relationship between scale scores. The results indicate that the mental health literacy questionnaire is a valid and appropriate tool for use in Iranian society.

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Corona ، middle-aged ، quarantine ، qualitative study ، اعتباریابی ، تحلیل عاملی ، روان سنجی ، پرسشنامه سواد سلامت روان