Status and promotion strategy of mental health literacy among teachers in three middle schools in Henan Province

Abstract

Abstract: Objective To understand the current situation of middle school teachers' mental health literacy,provide reference for developing strategies to enhance the mental health literacy of middle school teachers. Methods From December 2021 to January 2022,a total of 376 teachers were collected from three junior middle schools in Zhengzhou City,Yuzhou City,and Anyang City of Henan Province by convenient sampling method,and investigated by the mental health literacy questionnaire through the online survey. Results The scores of mental health literacy among middle school teachers were（107.84±10.32）points. The scores of knowledge of self-treatment were the highest[（3.74±0.83）points] and the scores of the attitude of promoting disease cognition or help seeking behavior were the lowest[（3.07±0.49）points]. The level of mental health literacy of teachers who are female,under 30 years old,without professional title,served as a class teacher for <3 years or not serving as a class teacher was significantly higher than that of teachers who are male,under 30 years old,with professional title,and served as a class teacher for >3 years or not serving as a class teacher（all P<0.05）. Conclusions The mental health literature of 376 middle school teachers is above the middle level. It is necessary to promote teachers' cognition of diseases and enhance their willingness to get help. The strategies such as increasing science popularization,constructing a training system,and improving crisis intervention and referral mechanisms can be used to enhance the mental health literacy of middle school teachers,which is also an important way to serve the psychological health of teenagers.

Key words: Middle school teachers, Mental health literacy, Promotion strategy

CLC Number:

R395.6

JI Wanghua. Status and promotion strategy of mental health literacy among teachers in three middle schools in Henan Province. [J]OCCUPATION AND HEALTH, 2023, 39(18): 2533-2537.

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