Alfabetización en salud mental y actitudes hacia los servicios psicológicos de las amas de casa: una muestra de Turquía
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https://doi.org/10.71164/socialmedicine.v19i2.2026.2187Palabras clave:
alfabetización en salud mental, actitud de búsqueda de ayuda, amas de casa, salud pública, TurquíaResumen
Objetivo. Este estudio busca examinar los niveles de alfabetización en salud mental y las actitudes hacia la búsqueda de ayuda psicológica entre las amas de casa en Turquía, y evaluar cómo difieren estas variables según los factores sociodemográficos. Métodos: El estudio, descriptivo y transversal, incluyó a 268 amas de casa. Los datos se recopilaron mediante la Escala de Alfabetización en Salud Mental (MHLS), la Escala de Actitudes hacia la Búsqueda de Ayuda Psicológica Profesional - Formulario Abreviado (ATSPPH-SF) y un cuestionario sociodemográfico. Se utilizaron estadísticas descriptivas, pruebas t, ANOVA y análisis de correlación de Pearson para evaluar los datos. Resultados. Las participantes mostraron niveles moderados de alfabetización en salud mental y actitudes neutrales hacia la búsqueda de ayuda. Los niveles más altos de educación, número de hijos, ingresos y relaciones familiares aumentaron significativamente la MHL y las actitudes de búsqueda de ayuda. Se identificó una sorprendente correlación negativa entre la alfabetización en salud mental y las actitudes de búsqueda de ayuda (r = -0,343, p < 0,01), contrariamente a lo esperado en investigaciones previas. Conclusión. Si bien la educación, los ingresos y la formación se asociaron con una mayor alfabetización en salud mental, estos no predijeron consistentemente actitudes positivas de búsqueda de ayuda. La correlación negativa sugiere que una mayor concienciación sobre los problemas de salud mental puede coexistir con una mayor sensibilidad al estigma o reticencia en contextos culturales tradicionales.
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