In-depth analysis of the Chinese Middle School Student Mental Health Scale (MSSMHS): 60-question complete version and scoring guide

This article provides you with the complete 60-item version of the 'Chinese Middle School Student Mental Health Scale (MSSMHS)' compiled by Professor Wang Jisheng. Contains detailed analysis of the 10 major psychological dimensions, official scoring standards and interpretation of results. Click to get the PDF download and online test guide to scientifically assess middle school students’ learning stress, anxiety and interpersonal relationship status. Keywords in this article: Full version of Chinese Middle School Student Mental Health Scale (MSSMHS), 60 questions of Wang Jisheng Middle School Student Mental Health Scale, MSSMHS scoring standards, online download of middle school student mental health test, study stress test tool

In the current educational environment, the mental health status of middle school students has attracted increasing social attention. The Mental Health Inventory for Middle School Students (MSSMHS) is a tool specially compiled by the famous psychologist Professor Wang Jisheng from the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, based on the cultural characteristics and behavioral habits of Chinese middle school students.

This scale is a symptom-oriented psychological diagnostic tool designed to detect common psychological problems among middle school students. It is currently one of the most widely used scales in school mental health education in China.

Core components of the MSSMHS scale

MSSMHS contains a total of 60 must-answer questions , covering 10 key mental health factors. Each factor consists of 6 questions:

1. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms: reflect behaviors such as repeated checking, unnecessary thinking, and worrying about test scores.
2. Paranoia: Involves suspicion, distrust, and a feeling that others are against you.
3. Hostility: Reflects emotions such as bad temper, easily agitated, and the urge to throw things.
4. Interpersonal Tension and Sensitivity: Involves feeling that others are unfriendly, not understood, and uncomfortable interacting with people of the opposite sex.
5. Depression: reflects monotonous life, hopeless future, easy crying and listlessness, etc.
6. Anxiety: Involves symptoms such as nervousness, restlessness, and fear for no reason.
7. Study pressure: Covers stress sources such as heavy study load, hating homework, fear of exams, etc.
8. Maladaptation: reflects the incompatibility with school life, teacher teaching methods and family environment.
9. Emotional imbalance: manifested by large mood swings and sudden highs and lows in learning motivation.
10. Psychological imbalance: involves feeling unfair to teachers/parents, feeling sad or unconvinced by others' achievements.

Scoring Criteria and Results Interpretation of the Mental Health Scale for Chinese Middle School Students

The Chinese Mental Health Scale for Middle School Students adopts a 5-level scoring system (1-5 points). Users need to answer based on their actual feelings in the past month:

• 1 point: None (I feel there is no problem with this project)
• 2 points: Mild (occurs occasionally)
• 3 points: Moderate (occurs sometimes)
• 4 points: Too heavy (occurs often)
• 5 points: Severe (always occurs)

Result calculation formula:

• Factor score: Add the scores of the 6 questions belonging to the factor and divide by 6.
• Overall average score: Add the scores of all 60 items and divide by 60.

Score explanation reference:

According to research, the rating levels of the Mental Health Scale for Chinese middle school students are as follows:

• Score 2 or less: Mental health is good .
• 2 - 2.99 points: Mild mental health issues present.
• 3 - 3.99 points: There are moderate psychological problems, and it is recommended to seek guidance from a psychological teacher.
• 4 - 4.99 points: There are serious psychological problems.
• 5 points: There are very serious mental health problems that require the intervention of professional medical institutions.

The current psychological situation of middle school students: looking at challenges from data

According to the 'Mental Health Blue Book' and related cross-sectional historical research in recent years, the mental health status of Chinese middle school students shows some significant characteristics:

• Study pressure is the primary problem: In a survey of first-year junior high school students, 64.7% of students had mental health problems related to study pressure.
• Group differences: The risk of anxiety among people with urban household registration is usually significantly higher than that among people with rural household registration. At the same time, left-behind teenagers face a higher risk of depression, and about 40% of emotionally neglected teenagers are prone to depression.
• Protective factors: Studies have found that levels of gratitude are significantly inversely related to mental health problems. Students who are grateful tend to have fewer psychological problems and have a more positive outlook on life.

Psychological test scale download and online assessment link

For the convenience of parents and teachers, we have compiled relevant psychological testing tool resources:

1. Online self-service assessment of Chinese middle school students’ mental health scale:
You can use the PsycTest Quiz platform for real-time free answering and automatic scoring. Test entrance: Chinese Middle School Student Mental Health Scale Online Assessment .

2. Chinese Middle School Student Mental Health Scale (MSSMHS) complete 60-question printed version:
Click the link to download: Mental Health Scale for Chinese Middle School Students.pdf (Access Password: 1823)

Expert advice: Psychological tests are only used as screening and reference tools. If it is found that the child's score on the 'study pressure', 'anxiety' or 'interpersonal relationship' factors is consistently high, parents should reduce the behavior of 'inefficient expression of high expectations', strengthen emotional care, and encourage the child to develop rich entertainment and emotional regulation methods.

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