Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents

Introduction: The risk factors associated with mental health among adolescents are usually described by researchers at an individual level. Neighbourhood factors and health have opened a new insight into the field of epidemiology. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a...

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Main Authors:	Zahir Izuan Azhar, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Susan, MK Tan, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim
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Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
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spelling	ukm-97032016-12-14T06:50:35Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9703/ Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents Zahir Izuan Azhar, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Susan, MK Tan Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Introduction: The risk factors associated with mental health among adolescents are usually described by researchers at an individual level. Neighbourhood factors and health have opened a new insight into the field of epidemiology. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a newly developed Neighbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire among Malaysian adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in four secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia using a newly developed questionnaire which comprised of two main domains and seven items. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach‟s alpha were used to measure the instrument‟s construct validity and reliability. Results: A total of 106 adolescents participated in this research. The majority of adolescents were 13 years old (40.6%), female (55.7%), Malays (68.9%), have parents who only studied until secondary school (66.0%) and lived in flats (32.1%). Bartlett‟s Test of Sphericity was significant (Chi-square = 258.361, p<0.001) and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value was 0.820. The final model of the instrument contained two domains, the neighbourhood physical environment and neighbourhood social environment factors. Factor loadings for all items were satisfactory ranging from 0.591 to 0.870. The overall Cronbach‟s alpha was 0.810. Conclusions: The Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire was found to be a valid and reliable instrument. It can be used to assess neighbourhood physical and social factors that can influence mental health of adolescents in Malaysia. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016-04-18 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9703/1/vol_6_no_1_2016_93.pdf Zahir Izuan Azhar, and Shamsul Azhar Shah, and Susan, MK Tan and Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, (2016) Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents. International Journal of Public Health Research, 6 (1). pp. 713-718. ISSN 2232-0245 www.ijphr.ukm.my
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description	Introduction: The risk factors associated with mental health among adolescents are usually described by researchers at an individual level. Neighbourhood factors and health have opened a new insight into the field of epidemiology. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a newly developed Neighbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire among Malaysian adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in four secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia using a newly developed questionnaire which comprised of two main domains and seven items. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach‟s alpha were used to measure the instrument‟s construct validity and reliability. Results: A total of 106 adolescents participated in this research. The majority of adolescents were 13 years old (40.6%), female (55.7%), Malays (68.9%), have parents who only studied until secondary school (66.0%) and lived in flats (32.1%). Bartlett‟s Test of Sphericity was significant (Chi-square = 258.361, p<0.001) and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value was 0.820. The final model of the instrument contained two domains, the neighbourhood physical environment and neighbourhood social environment factors. Factor loadings for all items were satisfactory ranging from 0.591 to 0.870. The overall Cronbach‟s alpha was 0.810. Conclusions: The Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire was found to be a valid and reliable instrument. It can be used to assess neighbourhood physical and social factors that can influence mental health of adolescents in Malaysia.
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author	Zahir Izuan Azhar, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Susan, MK Tan Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim,
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author_facet	Zahir Izuan Azhar, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Susan, MK Tan Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim,
author_sort	Zahir Izuan Azhar,
title	Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents
title_short	Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents
title_full	Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents
title_fullStr	Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed	Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents
title_sort	neigbourhood factors on mental health questionnaire: development, validity, and reliability among malaysian adolescents
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9703/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9703/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9703/1/vol_6_no_1_2016_93.pdf
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Neigbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity, and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents

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