Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Front Public Health. 2023 Feb 24;11:1139786. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1139786. eCollection 2023.
This study aimed to examine the associations among mental health related eHealth literacy (eHL), mental health-seeking attitude, and wellbeing among Chinese young electronic media users during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in Guangzhou, China. The modified eHealth literacy Scale, Mental Help-Seeking Attitudes Scale, and Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale were used. Structural equation modeling (SEM) examined the associations between them and was adjusted by several controlled variables.
Totally, 1,008 participants completed the questionnaire and provided valid responses. The eHL showed a statistically significant and direct effect on mental wellbeing in this sample. The higher the level of eHL, the better wellbeing of the participants. The mental health-seeking attitude is also positively correlated with mental wellbeing, indicating that the more positive attitude toward seeking mental health services, the better the wellbeing participants reported. The higher level of eHL is significantly associated with a more positive attitude toward seeking mental health services.
Training to improve eHL may optimize young electronic media users' mental health outcomes. Development and use of a mental health specific eHL instrument in future studies should be encouraged.
本研究旨在探讨新冠肺炎疫情期间，心理健康相关的电子健康素养（eHL）、心理健康寻求态度与中国年轻电子媒体使用者幸福感之间的关系。
在中国广州进行了一项基于网络的横断面调查。使用改良后的电子健康素养量表、心理健康寻求态度量表和短沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康量表。结构方程模型（SEM）检验了它们之间的关联，并通过几个控制变量进行了调整。
共有 1008 名参与者完成了问卷并提供了有效回复。在这个样本中，eHL 对心理健康有统计学意义上的直接影响。eHL 水平越高，参与者的幸福感越强。心理健康寻求态度也与心理健康幸福感呈正相关，这表明对寻求心理健康服务的态度越积极，参与者报告的幸福感就越好。较高的 eHL 水平与更积极的寻求心理健康服务的态度显著相关。
培训以提高 eHL 可能会优化年轻电子媒体使用者的心理健康结果。未来的研究应鼓励开发和使用专门针对心理健康的 eHL 工具。
