Young People's Trust in Cocreated Web-Based Resources to Promote Mental Health Literacy: Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a pressing need to create resources to promote mental health literacy among young people. Digital media is one of the methods that can be used to successfully promote mental health literacy. Although digital mental health resources are generally favorably perceived by young people, one of the essential factors in whether they choose to use these interventions is trust.

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore young people's trust-related concerns about and recommendations for the cocreated mental health website "What's Up With Everyone" by using TrustScapes. Our aim was to use the findings to improve the trustworthiness of the website and to inform future creators of web-based mental health resources.

Methods

In total, 30 young people (

SUBMITTER: Ito-Jaeger S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9871878 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature