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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1437957
This article is part of the Research Topic Youth Mental Health, Particularly in Asian Populations View all 12 articles

Developing a High School Mental Health Action Checklist in Thailand: Insights on Perception and Communication

Provisionally accepted
Suwatsa Punneng Suwatsa Punneng 1*Sara Arphorn Sara Arphorn 1*Chatchai Thanachoksawang Chatchai Thanachoksawang 1Goontalee Bangkadanara Goontalee Bangkadanara 2Chaiyanun Tangtong Chaiyanun Tangtong 1*Suchinda J. Maruo Suchinda J. Maruo 1*Niranyakarn Chantra Niranyakarn Chantra 3Densak Yogyorn Densak Yogyorn 1*Tomohiro Ishimaru Tomohiro Ishimaru 4
  • 1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Pak Kret, Thailand
  • 3 Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Bang Phli District, Thailand
  • 4 University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan

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    Background: This study aimed to develop a mental health action checklist for high school students that emphasized the importance of readiness, safety, and good hygiene at work to enhance their mental health and prepare them for the workforce.In total, 949 students from public high schools in Bangkok, Thailand voluntarily participated in this study. The 15-item High School Mental Health Action Checklist was developed based on a literature review and a pilot study. We used the index of item-objective congruence (IOC) to verify the content validity of the Checklist and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to establish its construct validity. The tool's internal consistency was estimated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.The High School Mental Health Action Checklist had good content (IOC=.867) and construct validity. EFA revealed four factors that accounted for 46.5% of the variance. The overall reliability coefficient for the High School Mental Health Action Checklist was 0.788, and the reliability coefficients of the subdomains were 0.783-0.797.The Checklist will allow schools to develop an annual action plan for student mental health promotion activities, in accordance with public health guidelines. Our results indicate the High School Student Mental Health Action Checklist has good psychometric properties.

    Keywords: action checklist, coping, High school students, Mental Health, New normal

    Received: 24 May 2024; Accepted: 13 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Punneng, Arphorn, Thanachoksawang, Bangkadanara, Tangtong, Maruo, Chantra, Yogyorn and Ishimaru. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Suwatsa Punneng, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand
    Sara Arphorn, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand
    Chaiyanun Tangtong, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand
    Suchinda J. Maruo, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand
    Densak Yogyorn, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand

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