Assessing the Readability of Mental Health Internet Brochures for Children and Adolescents
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| Title: | Assessing the Readability of Mental Health Internet Brochures for Children and Adolescents |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | King, Maia M., Winton, Alan S. W., Adkins, Angela D. |
| Source: | Journal of Child and Family Studies. Mar 2003 12(1):91-99. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Health Services, Readability, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health, Behavior Disorders, Instructional Materials, Internet, Access to Information, Children, Adolescents |
| DOI: | 10.1023/A:1021362210470 |
| ISSN: | 1062-1024 |
| Abstract: | We investigated the readability of seven mental health brochures on mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in children that were selected from a website developed by the Center for Mental Health Services at http://www.mentalhealth.org. The reading grade levels of the brochures ranged from 11.1 to 14.8 (mean 13.23), considerably higher than the 8th grade level recommended for educational material by the U. S. Department of Education (1986). On other readability variables, assessed using the Readability Assessment Instrument (RAIN; Singh, 1994), all brochures met criterion on most variables but failed on those for new words (audience appropriateness) and print size. This is a favorable result in comparison with other studies that have assessed readability of mental health information on the Internet using the RAIN, although less so with reading grade levels. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ943571 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | We investigated the readability of seven mental health brochures on mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in children that were selected from a website developed by the Center for Mental Health Services at http://www.mentalhealth.org. The reading grade levels of the brochures ranged from 11.1 to 14.8 (mean 13.23), considerably higher than the 8th grade level recommended for educational material by the U. S. Department of Education (1986). On other readability variables, assessed using the Readability Assessment Instrument (RAIN; Singh, 1994), all brochures met criterion on most variables but failed on those for new words (audience appropriateness) and print size. This is a favorable result in comparison with other studies that have assessed readability of mental health information on the Internet using the RAIN, although less so with reading grade levels. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-1024 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/A:1021362210470 |
