Relationship between extraversion and mental health literacy in Chinese adolescents: a chain mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Approximately one-quarter of the global population experiences mental disorders, with onset frequently occurring during adolescence. Low mental health literacy (MHL) is a crucial barrier to help-seeking. Although extraversion, social support, and psychological help-seeking all facilitate access to mental health information, their combined and sequential roles in influencing MHL remain underexplored. Using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behavior (COM-B) model, this study examined the serial mediating roles of social support and psychological help-seeking in the relationship between extraversion and MHL in Chinese adolescents.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted involving 482 adolescents (ages 16-19; 56.43% girls) from Hunan P

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823538 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature