@Article{IJMHP.2020.011180,
AUTHOR = {Rie Ueno, Darryl Maybery, Andrea Reupert, Hirokazu Osada},
TITLE = {Translation and Validation of the Family-Focused Mental Health Practice  Questionnaire-Japanese Version},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {22},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {59--69},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v22n2/39364},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {Children of parents with mental illness are more likely to experience 
mental health concerns, compared to other children in the community. Thus, it is 
important mental health professionals identify and intervene appropriately in these 
families. To develop professional development activities, practice guidelines and 
organizational supports, it is important to first identify those practices that 
professionals employ and do not employ. Accordingly, a Japanese version of the 
Family-Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire was developed. In the first 
instance, the Questionnaire was translated into Japanese and disseminated to 
mental health workers in various Japanese settings. Based on 212 participants’ 
data, exploratory factor analysis was conducted to examine the structure of the 
Family-Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire Japanese version. 
Questionnaire results from professionals with and without previous familyfocused/child-focused practice training was also compared. The Kaiser-MeyerOlkin (KMO = 0.85) index and Bartlett’s test (p < 0.001) showed acceptable 
results. After Promax rotation, 13 factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 
remained. Furthermore, the scree plot suggested a 13-factor solution as the best fit 
for the data. The factors accounted for 66.7% of the variance and most of the factor 
loadings were higher than 0.30, and most of the variables were uniquely loaded in 
one factor. Thus, thirteen subscales emerged from exploratory factor analysis. 
Comparing scores of each 13-subscale between two groups, there were significant 
differences on four (family-focused practice) and eight (child-focused practice) 
subscales. The Family-Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire Japanese 
version has good to acceptable construct validity. Further longitudinal design 
studies are required to explore the utility of the Family-Focused Mental Health 
Practice Questionnaire Japanese version in clinical settings.},
DOI = {10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011180}
}