Table 5.

Mental health literacy of Saudi university students (N = 339).

Mental health literacy indicators	Mean	SD
Factor 1: Attitude toward mental illness	3.89	0.87
21. A mental illness is a sign of personal weakness. r	4.70	0.59
22. A mental illness is not a real medical illness. r	1.65	0.87
23. People with a mental illness are dangerous. r	3.64	0.90
24. It is best to avoid people with a mental illness so that you don't develop this problem. r	4.21	0.89
25. If I had a mental illness, I would not tell anyone. r	3.36	1.03
26. Seeing a mental health professional means you are not strong enough to manage your own difficulties. r	4.48	1.09
27. If I had a mental illness, I would not seek help from a mental health professional. r	4.61	0.70
28. I believe treatment for a mental illness, provided by a mental health professional, would not be effective. r	4.45	0.87
Factor 2: Attitude to someone with mental illness	3.10	1.07
29. How willing would you be to move next door to someone with a mental illness?	2.88	1.02
30. How willing would you be to spend an evening socializing with someone with a mental illness?	3.61	0.86
31. How willing would you be to make friends with someone with a mental illness?	3.42	1.23
32. How willing would you be to have someone with a mental illness start working closely with you on a job?	3.55	1.06
33. How willing would you be to have someone with a mental illness marry into your family?	2.36	0.99
34. How willing would you be to vote for a politician if you knew they had suffered a mental illness?	2.39	1.25
35. How willing would you be to employ someone if you knew they had a mental illness?	3.48	1.09
Factor 3: Recognition of disorders	2.86	0.82
1. If someone became extremely nervous or anxious… to what extent do you think it is likely they have Social Phobia?	3.00	0.71
2. If someone experienced excessive worry… to what extent do you think it is likely they have Generalized Anxiety Disorder?	3.27	0.67
3. If someone experienced a low mood for two or more weeks… to what extent do you think it is likely they have Major Depressive Disorder?	2.79	0.86
4. To what extent do you think it is likely that Personality Disorders are a category of mental illness?	2.97	0.77
5. To what extent do you think it is likely that Dysthymia is a disorder?	3.09	0.77
6. To what extent do you think it is likely that the diagnosis of Agoraphobia…?	2.82	0.98
7. To what extent do you think it is likely that the diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder…?	2.76	0.97
11. To what extent do you think it is likely that Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)…?	3.30	0.81
12. To what extent… mental health professional to break confidentiality: if you are at immediate risk of harm to yourself or others? r	1.73	0.88
Factor 4: Mental illness information-seeking	3.85	0.91
16. I am confident that I know where to seek information about mental illness.	3.39	1.03
17. I am confident using the computer or telephone to seek information about mental illness.	4.76	0.65
18. I am confident attending face to face appointments to seek information about mental illness (e.g., seeing the GP).	3.45	1.18
19. I am confident I have access to resources (e.g., GP, internet, friends) that I can use to seek information about mental illness.	3.79	0.89
Overall mental health literacy	3.43	1.12

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