%0 Journal Article
%T The Relationship Between Positive Mental Health Literacy and Mental Well
%A Geir A. Espnes
%A Hanne N. Bj£¿rnsen
%A Mary-Elizabeth B. Eilertsen
%A Regine Ringdal
%A Unni K. Moksnes
%J The Journal of School Nursing
%@ 1546-8364
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1059840517732125
%X Mental health education is a central part of school nurses¡¯ practice. Mental health literacy is an asset for health that educational initiatives can strengthen, and a significant determinant of mental health. This study was intended to examine the relationship between positive mental health literacy (PMeHL) and mental well-being to discuss its implications for school health services¡¯ mental health education. The relationship was assessed using a multiple linear regression model controlling for relevant covariates. Data were derived from a cross-sectional school-based survey including 1,888 adolescents aged 15¨C21 years (response rate 97.3%). A weak gender difference was found in PMeHL. The regression model accounted for 41% of the variance in adolescents¡¯ mental well-being; PMeHL was a significant explanatory variable of mental well-being. Accordingly, the current study found support for including PMeHL, or knowledge of how to obtain and maintain good mental health, as an integral component of school health services¡¯ mental health education among adolescents
%K mental well-being
%K positive mental health literacy
%K mental health literacy
%K adolescence
%K school health services
%K mental health promotion
%K school nursing
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1059840517732125