The quality of mental health literacy measurement tools evaluating the stigma of mental illness: a systematic review

Wei, Yifeng; McGrath, Patrick J.; Hayden, Jill A.; Kutcher, Stan

doi:10.1017/s2045796017000178

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“…In another recent sample of collegiate athletes, the reliability coefficient was .66 (Hilliard, Redmond, & Watson, 2018a). However, a majority of public stigma measures examine stigma toward mental illness (Wei et al, 2017), so the SSRPH is best suited for measuring stigma toward seeking treatment. In addition to the evidence from Its status as a unique stigma construct was demonstrated through factor analysis by combining its scores with other related stigma scales such as the SSRPH and one that measures stigma toward mental illness.…”

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Stigma, attitudes, and intentions to seek mental health services in college student-athletes

Hilliard

Watson

Zizzi

2020

Journal of American College Health

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Stigma, attitudes, and intentions to seek mental health services in college student-athletes Robert Hilliard Previous researchers have found several factors that act as barriers to college student-athletes seeking mental health services (López & Levy, 2013; Moore, 2017). One common factor throughout these studies is stigma, which is known to be associated with less favorable attitudes toward seeking help (Moreland et al., 2018). However, researchers have not explored how stigma and attitudes might influence intentions to seek counseling and actual help-seeking behaviors in student-athletes. Additionally, there is a dearth of research identifying the topics for which student-athletes are most willing to seek help. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to investigate predictors of mental health help-seeking as well as identify topics for which college student-athletes are most likely to seek help. The sample consisted of participants (N = 325) from three Division II and III universities. Findings indicated public stigma was significantly related to self-stigma, but social network stigma was not. Self-stigma was related to attitudes and attitudes were related to intentions. Using logistic regression analysis, self-stigma and attitudes were found to be significant predictors of help-seeking behavior. Specifically, both were associated with an increased likelihood of having sought mental health services in the past. Regarding help-seeking topics, drug problems, depression, and excessive alcohol use were the highest rated issues for which student-athletes were likely to seek help, whereas concerns about sexuality, difficulty with friends, and body image were rated the lowest. The results of this study can be used to help sport psychologists and other mental health staff develop programming that might lead to increased service use amongst collegiate student-athletes. Specifically, it appears that using a multifaceted approach to improving attitudes could have the most meaningful effect on encouraging service use. The College Population .

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Section: Measurement Of Stigma Attitudes and Intentionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stigma, attitudes, and intentions to seek mental health services in college student-athletes

Hilliard

Watson

Zizzi

2020

Journal of American College Health

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“…Research has increasingly focused on investigating the validity of stigma measures in order to facilitate and advance research that aims to reduce stigma and promote help‐seeking. Indeed, a recent systematic review highlighted the need for further testing on the validation of stigma measures (Wei, McGrath, Hayden, & Kutcher, 2018). The Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (PMHSS; McKeague, Hennessy, O'Driscoll, & Heary, 2015) is one such measure.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale‐Revised in adolescents and young adults

Nearchou

O'Driscoll

McKeague

et al. 2020

Early Intervention Psych

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Aim This study aimed to examine the factorial validity and reliability of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (PMHSS) in adolescents and young adults. Methods Young people (N = 963) aged 12 to 25 years (M = 16.1, SD = 3.08) were recruited across two studies. Study 1 included adolescents (n = 776) recruited from secondary schools and study 2 included young adults (n = 187) recruited from universities. All participants completed the PMHSS. Results Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a bi‐factorial solution of the PMHSS by retaining 11 items out of the original 16 that loaded on the latent factors of stigma agreement and stigma awareness. Confirmatory factor analysis established the factor structure of the tool in adolescents and young adults. Conclusions This shorter version of the PMHSS remains the only validated tool that measures stigma awareness and stigma agreement in youth. We recommend that this version is used in future research.

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“…One hundred and one scales were identified in a recent review of stigma measurement tools. However, only eight were validated for child and adolescent samples, and none measured discriminatory behavior (Wei, McGrath, Hayden, & Kutcher, 2017). In a review of school-based interventions with the aim of improving mental health knowledge, stigma and help-seeking behaviors, attitudes towards mental illness were found to be the most commonly measured outcome.…”

Section: Adolescentsmentioning

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Psychometric validation of the Reported and Intended Behavior Scale (RIBS) with adolescents.

Mansfield¹,

Humphrey²,

Patalay³

2020

Stigma and Health

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Studies and the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing. Her research focuses on the development, risk/protective factors affecting mental health, the consequences of mental illhealth and the ways in which we can reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and promote wellbeing. She uses large national studies, including the British Birth Cohorts, to investigate mental health through the life course, and works on evaluations of school-based intervention programmes to support and promote young people's mental health.

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The quality of mental health literacy measurement tools evaluating the stigma of mental illness: a systematic review

Cited by 42 publications

References 135 publications

Stigma, attitudes, and intentions to seek mental health services in college student-athletes

Stigma, attitudes, and intentions to seek mental health services in college student-athletes

Psychometric properties of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale‐Revised in adolescents and young adults

Psychometric validation of the Reported and Intended Behavior Scale (RIBS) with adolescents.

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