Author, as appears in the article.: Nobre J; Calha A; Luis H; Oliveira AP; Monteiro F; Ferré-Grau C; Sequeira C
Department: Infermeria
URV's Author/s: Ferré Grau, Carmen
Keywords: Statement Schools Positive mental health Mental health literacy Mental health Adolescents sleep schools positive mental health mental health literacy mental health
Abstract: This study aimed to assess adolescents′ Mental Health Literacy (MHL) level, Positive Mental Health (PMH) level, the association between sociodemographic variables and the MHL and PMH levels, and the relationship between adolescent′ s MHL and PMH levels. A quantitative, cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with a convenience sample of 260 adolescents studying in the 5th to 12th years of school. The Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire, the Mental Health-Promoting Knowledge, and the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire were used for data collection. Most of the adolescents were female (55.8%) with a mean age of 14.07 years. The participants showed good levels of MHL (MHKQ). The participants showed good levels of MHL (MHKQ x = 60.03; MHPK-10 x = 4.49) and high levels of PMH (x = 128.25). The adolescents with higher levels of MHL were the oldest, in a higher year of school, female, those whose mothers are employed, those who have healthy eating habits, and those who have a better body image self-perception. Adolescents in a lower year of school, with adequate sleep habits, who spend fewer hours a day in front of a screen or online, and who have a better self-perception of mental and physical health and body image were the ones with higher PMH levels. These findings suggest the need to implement experimental or quasi-experimental studies to ascertain the effectiveness of interventions that promote adolescents′ positive mental health literacy.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: carme.ferre@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-5307-1553 0000-0001-5229-0394
Record's date: 2023-08-05
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/13/8165
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 19 (13):
APA: Nobre J; Calha A; Luis H; Oliveira AP; Monteiro F; Ferré-Grau C; Sequeira C (2022). Mental Health Literacy and Positive Mental Health in Adolescents: A Correlational Study. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 19(13), -. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138165
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138165
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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