High School Students' and Teachers' Mental Health Literacy Levels in Istanbul, Turkey: A Comprehensive Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Arslan, Seyma; Karabey, Selma
Titel	High School Students' and Teachers' Mental Health Literacy Levels in Istanbul, Turkey: A Comprehensive Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 93 (2023) 8, S.698-706 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Arslan, Seyma) ORCID (Karabey, Selma)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13316
Schlagwörter	High School Students; High School Teachers; Mental Health; Correlation; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Mental Disorders; Health Promotion; Case Studies; School Districts; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Vignettes; Depression (Psychology); Schizophrenia; Anxiety Disorders; Physicians; Primary Health Care; Health Services; Literacy; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Turkey (Istanbul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Psychohygiene; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; School district; Schulbezirk; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Schizophrenie; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Gesundheitsvorsorge; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Background: Mental health literacy is important for awareness of mental illnesses in adolescence, which is the initial period of mental disorders. Determining the levels of mental health literacy guides studies in activities promoting mental health. This study aimed to determine the mental health literacy levels of high school students and teachers and related factors. Methods: Our study is a cross-sectional study. A total of 1051 people (students and teachers) were included in the Fatih District of Istanbul were included in our study. The mental health literacy levels of the participants were evaluated with the Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire. This questionnaire includes scenarios about mental problems called "vignettes" and questions about them. Results: Students' recognition percentages of depression, schizophrenia, and social phobia vignettes were found to be 28.1%, 46.5%, and 5.9%, respectively. For the person who was described in the vignettes, the "family physician" was chosen as the least by students and teachers. A statistically significant relationship was found between students' mental health literacy levels and sex, grade, father education levels, and experiencing vignette similar issues (p < 0.005). Additionally, teachers who were not school administrators and experienced vignette similar issues levels were higher (p < 0.005). Conclusions: These results showed us that mental health literacy levels are low in high schools. School-based intervention studies on this issue are of critical importance. In addition, it is seen that individuals do not consider asking for help with mental health problems from primary care services. This shows the inadequacy of the integration of primary health care services and mental health services. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01