Introduction The risk factors associated with mental health among adolescents are usually
described by researchers at an individual level. Neighbourhood factors and
health have opened a new insight into the field of epidemiology. The aim of
this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a newly developed
Neighbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire among Malaysian
adolescents.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in four secondary schools in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia using a newly developed questionnaire which comprised
of two main domains and seven items. Exploratory factor analysis and
Cronbach‟s alpha were used to measure the instrument‟s construct validity
and reliability.
Results A total of 106 adolescents participated in this research. The majority of
adolescents were 13 years old (40.6%), female (55.7%), Malays (68.9%),
have parents who only studied until secondary school (66.0%) and lived in
flats (32.1%). Bartlett‟s Test of Sphericity was significant (Chi-square =
258.361, p