Psychological study about obstructive factors of mental health literacy in high school in Japan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23500792
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: UENO Takashi 東北大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (60176617)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): AMBO Hideo 東北大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 准教授 (50250650)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 学校 / メンタルヘルス / 援助要請 / 統合失調症 / うつ病

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Mental health literacy in adolescents has not been widely spread in Japan. Obstructive factors and their mechanisms need to be investigated to improve the literacy dissemination. This study employed “vignettes” to conduct interventions and to identify the factors preventing the improvement of mental health literacy among high school students in Japan..
The authors first evaluated the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form (ATSPPH-SF), and confirmed a one-factor model as a result of confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of ATSPPH-SF were also confirmed. The intervention significantly improved the attitudes and knowledge towards mental health among high school students, which were also maintained overtime.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学