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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 124636
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.124636
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.124636
Latent profiles of mental health literacy among community residents in Nanchang, China
Shao-Ke Cao, Jun-Jian Xiao, Shao-Ping Xu, Wen-Xia Xie, Xue-Lin Chao, Qian Sun, Chuan-Jian Liu, Guo-Jiang Wu, Tao Luo, Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 310006, Jiangxi Province, China
Qiao-Sheng Liu, Department of Psychiatry, Jiangxi Mental Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330029, Jiangxi Province, China
Xiao-Ping Wang, Wei Hao, Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: Cao SK and Luo T contributed in conceptualizing and designing the study, collecting, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting and revising the article, and final approval of the version to be published; Xiao JJ, Xu SP, Xie WX, Chao XL, Sun Q, Liu CJ, Wu GJ, Liu QS contributed in collecting, analysis, and interpretation of data, and final approval of the version to be published; Wang XP and Hao W contributed in designing and supervising the study.
AI contribution statement: No AI tool was used to generate research data, interpret results, or formulate conclusions. The author bears full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and completeness of the manuscript.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 72264024.
Institutional review board statement: Informed consent was obtained from all participants. The procedures were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was also attained from the local ethics committee (No. AF-SG-03-2.1-IIT).
Informed consent statement: All participants or their legally authorized representatives provided informed consent before inclusion in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The de-identified dataset and statistical code used in this study are available from the corresponding author at luotao09@ncu.edu.cn upon reasonable request, subject to applicable ethical and data protection requirements.
Corresponding author: Tao Luo, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Road, Nanchang 310006, Jiangxi Province, China. luotao09@ncu.edu.cn
Received: June 22, 2026
Revised: August 1, 2026
Accepted: August 28, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 112 Days and 16.7 Hours
Revised: August 1, 2026
Accepted: August 28, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 112 Days and 16.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Three mental health literacy profiles emerged among community residents: Integrated high literacy, integrated low literacy, and literacy imbalanced. Compared with the integrated high literacy group, the low and imbalanced literacy group exhibited more severe depression, anxiety, insomnia, and problematic social media use. Part-time workers, retirees, and individuals with low levels of education were at higher risk of belonging to the low or imbalanced literacy group.