Table 1 Development of the Teacher Confidence Scale for Delivering Mental Health Content

How much can you do to motivate students who show low interest in schoolwork?

1. I can motivate students to learn about mental health and illness

1. I can spark interest in learning about mental health

4

How much can you do to help your students think critically?

2. I can help my students to think critically about mental health and illness

2. Help my students to be more aware of their mental health

5

n/a

3. I can teach students how to find reliable information about mental illness

3. Teach students how to find reliable information about mental health

11

How much can you do to improve the understanding of a student who is failing?

4. I can help make students’ perceptions about mental illness more positive

4. Help to break down stereotypes about mental health

13

To what extent can you make your expectation clear about student behavior?

5. I can help students to become more aware of misconceptions related to mental illness and their negative impact

5. Help students to learn about the negative impact of stigma.

14

n/a

6. I can improve students’ knowledge of resources available to support their mental health

6.

15

How much can you do to adjust your lessons to the proper level for individual students?

How well can you implement alternative strategies in your classroom?

How well can you provide appropriate challenges for very capable students?

7. I can adjust my mental health lessons to meet the learning needs of different students

7. Create engaging mental health lessons for my students.

6

n/a

8. I can improve students’ ability to seek help for mental health difficulties

8.

16

n/a

9. I can improve students’ knowledge about mental health and illness

9. Improve students’ general knowledge about mental health

7

To what extent can you craft good questions for your students?

10. I can craft thoughtful questions about mental illness for my students to consider

10. Ask my students engaging questions about mental health

8

How well can you respond to difficult questions from your students?

11. I can answer general questions about mental health and illness that my students might have

11. Answer my students’ general questions about mental health

1

How well can you establish routines to keep activities running smoothly?

12. I can establish activities and classroom content to reinforce students’ knowledge of mental health and illness

12. Create classroom activities that reinforce students’ knowledge of mental health

12

How much can you do to get students to believe they can do well in schoolwork?

How much can you do to help your students value learning?

13. I can help students to learn to value their mental health

13.

9

How much can you do to control disruptive behavior in the classroom?

How well can you keep a few problem students from ruining an entire lesson?

14. I can use students’ attitudes toward mental health and illness to create teachable moments

14. Use students’ attitudes toward mental health to create learning opportunities

10

To what extent can you make your expectations clear about student behavior?

15. I can create a mentally healthy classroom

15.

2

How much can you do to get through to the most difficult students?

16. I can advocate for the importance of learning about mental health and illness

16. Advocate for the important of learning about mental health

3