Positive mental health literacy: Development and validation of a measure among Norwegian adolescents

BMC Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Bjørnsen, Hanne Nissen ^a   Eilertsen, Mary Elizabeth Bradley ^a   Ringdal, Regine ^a   Espnes, Geir Arild ^a   Moksnes, Unni Karin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Health promotion; Measurement; Mental health literacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITERACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NARRATIVE; NORWEGIAN (CITIZEN); PILOT STUDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS; HEALTH LITERACY; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029576302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4733-6     Document Type: Article

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