Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale in nursing students: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mental disorders are a major global public health issue that affects millions of people. Since its creation, the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) has been employed worldwide in mental health literacy studies.

Methods

The study that is the subject of this paper, was divided into two phases: the first phase involved translating and adapting the MHLS survey questionnaire to the cultural background and the second phase concerned testing the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the MHLS-PL questionnaire on 212 nursing students.

Results

The Polish version of the MHLS-PL questionnaire consists of 33 items, and through confirmatory factor analysis, a single-factor model (Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.93) and a five-factor model (Cronbach's α coeff

SUBMITTER: Nowicki GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12907826 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature