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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30145| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Measuring mental health action competencies in school teachers : internal and external validity evidence |
| Authors: | Kerry, Matthew J. Robin, Dominik Albermann, Kurt Dratva, Julia |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392 10.21256/zhaw-30145 |
| Published in: | Frontiers in Digital Health |
| Volume(Issue): | 6 |
| Issue: | 1257392 |
| Issue Date: | 2024 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| ISSN: | 2673-253X |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Adolescent health; Bifactor; Child health; Health literacy; Item response theory (IRT); Mental health |
| Subject (DDC): | 371: Schools and their activities 613: Personal health |
| Abstract: | Introduction: Mental health literacy is receiving increasing research attention due to growing concerns for mental health globally. Among children, teachers have recently been recognized as playing a vital role in the recognition and reporting of potential mental health issues. Methods: A nationally sampled cross-section of teachers was surveyed to examine the discriminant validity of the mental health literacy measure across levels of teaching. A survey collected a total of n = 369 teacher responses in Switzerland (Kindergarten = 76, Primary = 210, Secondary = 83). Item response theory (IRT) analyses were conducted. Results: Inspection of psychometric properties indicated removal of two weak performing items. The 15-item measure exhibited a significant mean difference, such that class-responsibility function scored higher (M = 2.86, SD = .45) than non-responsible function (M = 2.68, SD = .45) teachers [t(309) = −2.20, p = .01]. It also exhibited a significant mean difference, such that more subjective experienced scored higher (M = 2.86, SD = .45) than less subjective experienced (M = 2.68, SD = .45) teachers [t(210) = −8.66, p < .01]. Discussion: Hypotheses regarding age and role tenure were in the expected direction, but non-significant. The MHL measure for teachers demonstrated sound measurement properties supporting usage across teaching levels. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30145 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Health Sciences |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Public Health (IPH) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Psychische Gesundheitskompetenz von Lehr- und Betreuungspersonen |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Gesundheit |
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Kerry, M. J., Robin, D., Albermann, K., & Dratva, J. (2024). Measuring mental health action competencies in school teachers : internal and external validity evidence. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6(1257392). https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392
Kerry, M.J. et al. (2024) ‘Measuring mental health action competencies in school teachers : internal and external validity evidence’, Frontiers in Digital Health, 6(1257392). Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392.
M. J. Kerry, D. Robin, K. Albermann, and J. Dratva, “Measuring mental health action competencies in school teachers : internal and external validity evidence,” Frontiers in Digital Health, vol. 6, no. 1257392, 2024, doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392.
KERRY, Matthew J., Dominik ROBIN, Kurt ALBERMANN und Julia DRATVA, 2024. Measuring mental health action competencies in school teachers : internal and external validity evidence. Frontiers in Digital Health. 2024. Bd. 6, Nr. 1257392. DOI 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392
Kerry, Matthew J., Dominik Robin, Kurt Albermann, and Julia Dratva. 2024. “Measuring Mental Health Action Competencies in School Teachers : Internal and External Validity Evidence.” Frontiers in Digital Health 6 (1257392). https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392.
Kerry, Matthew J., et al. “Measuring Mental Health Action Competencies in School Teachers : Internal and External Validity Evidence.” Frontiers in Digital Health, vol. 6, no. 1257392, 2024, https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392.
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