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Table 2 Pearson correlation between attributes of mental health literacy and quality of life

From: Mental health literacy and quality of life in Iran: a cross-sectional study

Variables

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

Attributes of MHLS

Ability of individuals to recognize mental disorders (a)

1

        

knowledge of where to seek information (b)

0.332**

1

       

Knowledge of risk factors and causes (c)

0.072*

0.091*

1

      

Knowledge of self-treatment (d)

0.070*

0.022

−0.061*

1

     

Knowledge of the professional help available (e)

0.361**

0.192**

0.131**

−0.004

1

    

Attitudes that promote recognition or appropriate help seeking behaviour (f)

0.136**

0.039

0.018

0.078*

0.146**

1

   

Total mental health literacy(g)

0.590**

0.447**

0.181**

0.167**

0.417**

0.813**

1

  

Quality of Life(h)

0.049

0.151**

0.084*

0.036

0.123**

0.165**

0.205**

1

 

Subscales of quality of life

Physical health (i)

0.091

0.177**

0.72*

0.011

0.129**

0.199**

0.248**

0.846**

1

Mental health (j)

0.010

0.103**

0.081*

0.047

0.090*

0.111**

0.136**

0.915**

0.559**

  1. *p < 0.005, **p < 0.001