Table 4 Descriptive statistics of the MHLS and its attributes
From: A modified version of the mental health literacy scale (MHLS) in Iranian people
Attributes | Item | Mean | SD | Range | Cronbach’s alpha | McDonald’s omega |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ability to recognise disorders (AR) | 8 | 23.81 | 3.52 | 8–32 | 0.700 | 0.734 |
Knowledge of where to seek information (SI) | 4 | 13.65 | 2.71 | 4–20 | 0.630 | 0.652 |
Knowledge of risk factors (RF) | 2 | 5.39 | 1.07 | 2–8 | 0.600 | 0.601 |
Knowledge of self-treatment (ST) | 2 | 5.15 | 0.84 | 2–8 | 0.600 | 0.602 |
Knowledge of professional help available (PH) | 3 | 8.43 | 1.15 | 3–12 | 0.640 | 0.643 |
Attitudes that promote recognition or appropriate help seeking behaviour(A) | 10 | 36.58 | 5.30 | 10–50 | 0.800 | 0.874 |
The final modified version of MHLS (All attributes) | 29 | 93.03 | 8.16 | 29–130 | 0.789 | 0.797 |