Table 5 Content Validity Indices for TCS-MH and WWMS (N = 33)

1. I can answer my students’ general questions about mental health

.73

a. Trigger an emotional reaction in a student with a mental health difficulty

.81

2. I can create a mentally healthy classroom

.75

b. Cause a student to identify with a mental illness that they do not have

.73

3. I can advocate for the importance of learning about mental health

.76

c. Do more damage than good

.78

4. I can spark interest in learning about mental health

.64

d. Cause students to second-guess their own mental health

.59

5. I can help my students to be more aware of their mental health

.73

e. Glamorize mental illness

.70

6. I can create engaging mental health lessons for my students

.67

f. Single out a student who does have a mental health difficulty

.81

7. I can improve students’ general knowledge about mental health

.75

g. Say the wrong thing

.89

8. I can ask my students engaging questions about mental health

.67

h. Answer a question incorrectly

.93

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

.76

i. Be seen as the “expert”

.74

10. I can use students’ attitudes toward mental health to create learning opportunities

.72

j. Overstep my boundaries

.81

11. I can teach students how to find reliable information about mental health

.76

k. See something as a small problem when really it’s a big problem

.85

12. I can create classroom activities that reinforce students’ knowledge of mental health

.64

l. Be unable to help a student

.93

13. I can help to break down stereotypes about mental health

.78

m. Be seen as judgmental

.67

14. I can help students to learn about the negative impact of stigma

.73

n. Trigger an emotional reaction in myself

.63

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

.73

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

.70

Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI)

.74

Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI)

.82