Abstract
Objective To explore the influences of health literacy level on psychological problems and help-seeking willingness and attitudes in adolescents. Methods The study investigated 1 070 adolescents using convenience sampling. The health literacy scale, help-seeking willingness and attitudes questionnaire were used to evaluate the impacts of health literacy level on psychological problems and help-seeking willingness, attitudes. Results The scores of psychological problems, anxiety/depression, physical discomfort, ideological problems, attention problems, negligence and withdrawal behavior were lower in high health literacy group than in low health literacy group (P<0.05). Logistical regression analysis demonstrated that the higher health literacy level was the protective factor for psychological problems (OR=0.570) and the scores of the help-seeking willingness and attitudes were higher in high health literacy group than in low health literacy group (P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that the total score of health literacy were positively correlated with the scores of help-seeking willingness and attitudes (P<0.05). Conclusions The higher level of health literacy indicates the higher help-seeking willingness and attitudes, which is benefit to prevent psychological problems. Key words: Adolescent; Psychological processes; Attitude; Health literacy; Behavior problems
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