Does major make a difference? Mental health literacy and its relation to college major in a diverse sample of undergraduate students.

Examining a large number of specific college majors and their association with mental health literacy (MHL) is an important step towards identifying at-risk groups at the college level. Though prior research has investigated MHL across student demographics such as gender, age, ethnicity, and level of education, the present study was the first to compare the MHL of undergraduate students across 19 different college majors. A total of 617 demographically and ethnically diverse undergraduate students (62.

Mental health literacy questionnaire-short version for adults (MHLq-SVa): validation study in China, India, Indonesia, Portugal, Thailand, and the United States.

Background: Mental Health Literacy (MHL) has become a focus of research in recent decades, as a prerequisite for early identification and intervention for mental health problems. Although several instruments have been developed for assessing MHL, there is a need for brief and psychometrically sound measures to capture important aspects of MHL in large and diverse adult samples. The present study aimed to: (1) provide a revised and shorter version of a previously validated questionnaire for assessing MHL; and (2) examine the psychometric properties of the MHLq-SVa in student samples from six different countries (China, India, Indonesia, Portugal, Thailand, and United States).

Development, item analysis, and initial reliability and validity of three forms of a multiple-choice mental health literacy assessment for college students (MHLA-c).

Despite increasing rates of mental health disorders among college students, there are a limited number of validated mental health literacy measures that can be quickly administered and scored in this population. We developed a 54-item multiple-choice measure, consisting of three forms with 18 items on each form. Our items focus on knowledge of more than 20 mental health disorders including their etiology, risk factors, diagnoses, symptoms, treatment, course, and outcome, as well as the application of this knowledge to real world situations.

Mental health literacy in a diverse sample of undergraduate students: demographic, psychological, and academic correlates.

Background: Investigating variables associated with mental health literacy in the college-age population takes us one step closer to providing intervention for this vulnerable group, where growing rates of psychological disorders are a serious public concern. This study adds to the existing literature by incorporating, within a single model, multi-faceted variables (demographic, psychological, and academic) that contribute to mental health literacy in demographically and ethnically diverse college students.

Methods: Participants were undergraduate students enrolled at nine different colleges that are part of a large, urban, public university system.

Predicting mental health help seeking orientations among diverse Undergraduates: An ordinal logistic regression analysis.

Background: Recent years have seen a steady increase in college students reporting mental health issues, though only approximately one-third of these students seek treatment. The present study examines: a) students' perceptions of access to campus provided mental health care; b) student stigma attitudes based on social distance and willingness to disclose mental health issues to campus members who might support help-seeking efforts; and c) the predictive value of five factors (aged older than 22, female gender, completed two or more psychology courses, low stigma, and high perception of access) on help-seeking orientation (HSO).

Methods: We performed an ordinal logistic regression (OLR) on data from a diverse sample of undergraduates (n = 1,272).