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Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to validate the Arabic Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (Arabic-MHLS) among the Saudi Arabian general population, assessing its internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and structural validity. METHODS: A total of 700 Arabic-speaking Saudi adults were ran...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696716/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00615-5 |
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author | BinDhim, Nasser F. Althumiri, Nora A. Ad-Dab’bagh, Yasser Alqahtani, Mohammed M. J. Alshayea, Ahmad Kassab Al-Luhaidan, Sulaiman M. Svendrovski, Anton Al-Duraihem, Rashed Abdullah Alhabeeb, Abdulhameed Abdullah |
author_facet | BinDhim, Nasser F. Althumiri, Nora A. Ad-Dab’bagh, Yasser Alqahtani, Mohammed M. J. Alshayea, Ahmad Kassab Al-Luhaidan, Sulaiman M. Svendrovski, Anton Al-Duraihem, Rashed Abdullah Alhabeeb, Abdulhameed Abdullah |
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description | OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to validate the Arabic Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (Arabic-MHLS) among the Saudi Arabian general population, assessing its internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and structural validity. METHODS: A total of 700 Arabic-speaking Saudi adults were randomly selected to complete the electronic questionnaire in May 2023, which generated 544 participants. Data were coded and stored in the ZdataCloud research data collection system database. Test-retest reliability was assessed using a subsample of 48 participants who completed the questionnaire twice, with a one-week interval. Structural validity was examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). RESULTS: The Arabic-MHLS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.87) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.89). EFA revealed a four-factor model closely resembling the model identified in the Slovenian validation of MHLS, with factor loadings ranging from 0.40 to 0.85. The four factors included knowledge of mental health disorders, knowledge of help-seeking, knowledge of self-help strategies, and knowledge of professional help also showed good internal consistency. CONCLUSION: The Arabic-MHLS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing mental health literacy in the Saudi Arabian general population. However, further research is needed to refine the measurement tool and understand the complex relationships between mental health literacy and other mental health-related concepts. This will contribute to the development of targeted interventions and policies aimed at improving mental health literacy and promoting mental well-being in the Saudi Arabian population and beyond. |
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spelling | pubmed-106967162023-12-06 Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population BinDhim, Nasser F. Althumiri, Nora A. Ad-Dab’bagh, Yasser Alqahtani, Mohammed M. J. Alshayea, Ahmad Kassab Al-Luhaidan, Sulaiman M. Svendrovski, Anton Al-Duraihem, Rashed Abdullah Alhabeeb, Abdulhameed Abdullah Int J Ment Health Syst Research OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to validate the Arabic Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (Arabic-MHLS) among the Saudi Arabian general population, assessing its internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and structural validity. METHODS: A total of 700 Arabic-speaking Saudi adults were randomly selected to complete the electronic questionnaire in May 2023, which generated 544 participants. Data were coded and stored in the ZdataCloud research data collection system database. Test-retest reliability was assessed using a subsample of 48 participants who completed the questionnaire twice, with a one-week interval. Structural validity was examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). RESULTS: The Arabic-MHLS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.87) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.89). EFA revealed a four-factor model closely resembling the model identified in the Slovenian validation of MHLS, with factor loadings ranging from 0.40 to 0.85. The four factors included knowledge of mental health disorders, knowledge of help-seeking, knowledge of self-help strategies, and knowledge of professional help also showed good internal consistency. CONCLUSION: The Arabic-MHLS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing mental health literacy in the Saudi Arabian general population. However, further research is needed to refine the measurement tool and understand the complex relationships between mental health literacy and other mental health-related concepts. This will contribute to the development of targeted interventions and policies aimed at improving mental health literacy and promoting mental well-being in the Saudi Arabian population and beyond. BioMed Central 2023-12-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10696716/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00615-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research BinDhim, Nasser F. Althumiri, Nora A. Ad-Dab’bagh, Yasser Alqahtani, Mohammed M. J. Alshayea, Ahmad Kassab Al-Luhaidan, Sulaiman M. Svendrovski, Anton Al-Duraihem, Rashed Abdullah Alhabeeb, Abdulhameed Abdullah Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population |
title | Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population |
title_full | Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population |
title_fullStr | Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population |
title_full_unstemmed | Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population |
title_short | Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population |
title_sort | validation and psychometric testing of the arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the saudi arabian general population |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696716/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00615-5 |
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