Forbes, Megan (2015) Psychology in the Digital Age: Do Consumers Have the Necessary e-Mental Health Literacy Skills? Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Due to their cost effectiveness and treatment efficacy, e-mental health services are now considered a viable strategy for improving access to mental health services in Australia. Despite this, barriers to their uptake and adherence persist. The current, exploratory study sought to explore e-mental health literacy, as measured by the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS; Norman & Skinner, 2006), across a sample of 194 students and community adults. In addition the study sought to explore whether e-mental health literacy differed across demographic and individual factors. Finally, the study sought to determine whether e-mental health literacy was a predictor of future intent to use e-mental health services, as well as of a treatment preference for such services. Results suggest that e-mental health literacy is a predictor of future intention to use e-mental health services, but not of a treatment preference for such services. In addition, past use of e-mental health services was found to be a predictor of future intention to use such services, but not of treatment preference, while age was found to be a predictor of treatment preference. It appeared from the results that although e-mental health literacy may be related to the initial uptake of an e-mental health service, other factors such as the initial experience could have greater influence upon future intention to use such services. Further research is recommended into the factors that promote initial uptake of e-mental health services, as well as into understanding the experiences of consumers during these initial experiences which promote a future return to such services, or to develop a treatment preference for them.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Sonja March |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2025 00:45 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2025 00:45 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | e-mental health literacy, future intention, treatment preference |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52325 |
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