TCS-MH Item | Factor Loadings | WWMS Item | Factor Loadings |
---|---|---|---|
1. I can answer my students’ general questions about mental health | .70 | 1. Trigger an emotional reaction in a student with a mental health difficulty | .69 |
2. I can create a mentally healthy classroom | .71 | 2. Cause a student to identify with a mental illness that they do not have | .77 |
3. I can advocate for the importance of learning about mental health | .69 | 3. Do more damage than good | .80 |
4. I can help my students to be more aware of their mental health | .89 | 4. Glamorize mental illness | .71 |
5. I can improve students’ general knowledge about mental health | .87 | 5. Single out a student who does have a mental health difficulty | .72 |
6. I can help students to learn to value their mental health | .89 | 6. Say the wrong thing | .83 |
7. I can use students’ attitudes toward mental health to create learning opportunities | .91 | 7. Answer a question incorrectly | .77 |
8. I can teach students how to find reliable information about mental health | .81 | 8. Be seen as the “expert” | .66 |
9. I can help to break down stereotypes about mental health | .90 | 9. Overstep my boundaries | .84 |
10. I can help students to learn about the negative impact of stigma | .90 | 10. See something as a small problem when really it’s a big problem | .71 |
11. I can improve students’ knowledge of resources available to support their mental health | .88 | 11. Be unable to help a student | .68 |
12. I can improve students’ ability to seek help for mental health difficulties | .83 | ||
Coefficient alpha (α) | .96 | Coefficient alpha (α) | .93 |