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O presente estudo integra o projeto multicultural “Expanding Mental Health Literacy” e tem como principal objetivo estudar as características psicométricas do LSMq - versão jovem adulto e os níveis de literacia em saúde mental, numa perspetiva multicultural, em Portugal e nos EUA. Participaram 640 estudantes universitários, entre os 18 e os 25 anos de idade. Os resultados revelaram que as características psicométricas (estrutura fatorial e consistência interna) do LSMq, na versão norte-americana, foram globalmente equivalentes aos da versão original, o que permitiu estudar e comparar os níveis de literacia em saúde mental dos participantes portugueses e norte americanos. Os resultados de uma ANCOVA, controlando o sexo e a proximidade a problemas de saúde mental, indicaram que os participantes portugueses apresentaram níveis superiores de literacia em saúde mental comparativamente aos dos norte-americanos. Os participantes do sexo feminino de ambos os grupos mostraram níveis mais elevados de literacia em saúde mental, corroborando os dados da literatura. Foram encontradas diferenças a nível dos conhecimentos dos participantes sobre problemas de saúde mental, apontando para existência de diferenças entre as culturas, especificamente, em todas as dimensões do conceito, exceto na dimensão crenças erradas/estereótipos. A proximidade a problemas de saúde mental associa-se a nível superiores de conhecimentos sobre problemas de saúde mental, mas na amostra norte americana este resultado não se verificou. O LSMq – jovens adultos é uma medida de interesse para avaliação dos níveis de literacia em saúde mental em populações, permitindo comparações entre os mesmos que poderão auxiliar no desenvolvimento de programas de promoção de literacia sobre problemas de saúde mental, capacitando-as para uma ação preventiva face ao aumento da prevalência dos problemas de saúde mental a nível mundial.
This study is part of the multicultural project “Expanding literacy in mental health” and aims to study the psychometric characteristics of the young adults’ version MHLq and the levels of mental health literacy in a multicultural perspective in Portugal and in the USA. Six-hundred and forty university students aged between 18 and 25 years old participated in this study. The MHLq - young adults was the object of study of this investigation and used to assess the participants' knowledge levels about mental health problems. Results revealed that the psychometric characteristics (factor structure and internal consistency) of the LSMq, in the North American version, were globally equivalent to those of the original version, which allowed to study and compare the levels of mental health literacy of Portuguese and North American participants. Female participants from both groups showed higher levels of mental health literacy, corroborating the literature data. Differences were found in participants' knowledge about mental health problems, pointing to differences between both cultures, specifically, in all dimensions of the concept except in erroneous beliefs/stereotypes dimension. Being close to mental health problems is associated with a greater knowledge level of mental health problems, but in North American participants this result wasn’t verified. The MHLq - young adults is a measure of interest for assessing mental health literacy levels in populations, allowing comparisons between these that may assist in developing mental health literacy promotion programs in order to enable individuals to take preventive action facing the increasing prevalence of mental health problems worldwide.
This study is part of the multicultural project “Expanding literacy in mental health” and aims to study the psychometric characteristics of the young adults’ version MHLq and the levels of mental health literacy in a multicultural perspective in Portugal and in the USA. Six-hundred and forty university students aged between 18 and 25 years old participated in this study. The MHLq - young adults was the object of study of this investigation and used to assess the participants' knowledge levels about mental health problems. Results revealed that the psychometric characteristics (factor structure and internal consistency) of the LSMq, in the North American version, were globally equivalent to those of the original version, which allowed to study and compare the levels of mental health literacy of Portuguese and North American participants. Female participants from both groups showed higher levels of mental health literacy, corroborating the literature data. Differences were found in participants' knowledge about mental health problems, pointing to differences between both cultures, specifically, in all dimensions of the concept except in erroneous beliefs/stereotypes dimension. Being close to mental health problems is associated with a greater knowledge level of mental health problems, but in North American participants this result wasn’t verified. The MHLq - young adults is a measure of interest for assessing mental health literacy levels in populations, allowing comparisons between these that may assist in developing mental health literacy promotion programs in order to enable individuals to take preventive action facing the increasing prevalence of mental health problems worldwide.
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Literacia em saúde mental Jovens adultos Estudo multicultural Questionário de literacia em saúde mental EUA LSMq Mental health literacy Young adults Multicultural investigation Mental health literacy questionnaire Portugal USA MHLq