Kerry Matthew J, Robin Dominik, Albermann Kurt, Dratva Julia
Institute of Public Health, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Centre of Social Paediatrics, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Front Digit Health. 2024 Feb 13;6:1257392. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1257392. eCollection 2024.
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.
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 369 teacher responses in Switzerland (Kindergarten = 76, Primary = 210, Secondary = 83). Item response theory (IRT) analyses were conducted.
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 (= 2.86, = .45) than non-responsible function (= 2.68, = .45) teachers [() = -2.20, = .01]. It also exhibited a significant mean difference, such that more subjective experienced scored higher (= 2.86, = .45) than less subjective experienced (= 2.68, = .45) teachers [ = -8.66, < .01].
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.
由于全球对心理健康的关注度不断提高，心理健康素养正受到越来越多的研究关注。在儿童中，教师最近被认为在识别和报告潜在心理健康问题方面发挥着至关重要的作用。
对全国范围内抽样的教师进行调查，以检验心理健康素养测量在不同教学水平上的区分效度。一项调查共收集了瑞士369名教师的回复（幼儿园 = 76名，小学 = 210名，中学 = 83名）。进行了项目反应理论（IRT）分析。
对心理测量特性的检查表明，删除了两个表现不佳的项目。15个项目的测量显示出显著的平均差异，即承担班级责任的教师得分（= 2.86，= 0.45）高于不承担责任的教师（= 2.68，= 0.45）[（）= -2.20，= 0.01]。它还显示出显著的平均差异，即主观体验较多的教师得分（= 2.86，= 0.45）高于主观体验较少的教师（= 2.68，= 0.45）[= -8.66，< 0.01]。
关于年龄和任职期限的假设方向符合预期，但不显著。教师的心理健康素养测量显示出良好的测量特性，支持在不同教学水平上使用。
