Mental health literacy in spanish adolescents and its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics

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Authors

  • Isaac Daniel Amado-Rodríguez Doctorando en el programa de Metodología de la Investigación Biomédica y Salud Pública; Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. Barcelona. España.
  • Rocío Casañas Departamento de Investigación; Associació Centre d’Higiene Mental Les Corts. Barcelona. España.
  • Laia Mas-Expósito Departamento de Investigación; Associació Centre d’Higiene Mental Les Corts. Barcelona. España.
  • Lluís Lalucat-Jo Departamento de Investigación; Associació Centre d’Higiene Mental Les Corts. Barcelona. España.
  • Juan Francisco Roldan-Merino Campus Docente; Escuela de Enfermería; Sant Joan de Déu-Fundació Privada. Barcelona. España.
  • Mª Isabel Fernandez-San-Martín Unitat Docent Multiprofessional; Gerència Territorial Barcelona; Institut Català de la Salut. Barcelona. España.

Keywords:

Literacy programs, Stigma, Help-seeking, Adolescent

Abstract

BACKGROUND // Different studies identify mental health literacy as a protective factor for developing a mental health problem. The aim of this paper was to determine the degree of mental health literacy of the adolescent population of Barcelona, and its relationship with socio-demographic and educational variables.
METHODS // A cross-sectional study was carried out in Barcelona during the 2017-2018 academic year. A total of 1,032 young people between thirteen and seventeen years of age participated. The following variables were collected: sex, age, nationality, socioeconomic status (RDHpc) and average school grade. The aim was to determine the degree of mental health literacy (knowledge, stigma and help-seeking) of the adolescent population of Barcelona, and its relationship with socio-demographic and educational variables. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed adjusting for the effect of sociodemographic variables on the score of each scale.
RESULTS // The mean score (standard deviation) of the EMHL test was 7.28 (1.27) and 4.24 (1.14) respectively, with higher scores obtained by girls, high RDHpc, excellent score and Spanish nationality. The greatest difference in EMHL scores, adjusting for the rest of the variables, corresponded to adolescents with an excellent mean score and a high RDHpc index (with respect to the baseline category, beta=0.72 and 0.52 respectively). The mean stigma score was 27.6 (4.47) for CAMI and 8.83 (3.36) for RIBS. The variables related to a greater difference in score with respect to the baseline category and adjusted for the rest of the variables were: gender (boy=1.54) and academic grade (excellent=-2.38) for CAMI, and nationality (foreign=0.82) and academic grade (excellent=-1.30) for RIBS. The mean RIBS score was 8.83 (3.36) with the largest difference in score from baseline being foreign nationality (beta=0.82) and having a grade of excellent (1.30). Help-seeking was higher in parents and friends, with differences according to gender and nationality.
CONCLUSIONS // The level of mental health literacy is medium-low. While gender, nationality and educational attainment are the factors that are related to knowledge and stigma, socio-economic status is only related to mental health literacy.

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