Abstract:Objective To translate the English version of Perceived Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services into Chinese, and to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version in evaluating psychological help-seeking disorders of navy soldiers. Methods The Chinese version of Perceived Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services was introduced through translating, back-translating and culture adjusting. Reliability and validity of the Chinese version were tested in 659 Chinese Navy soldiers. Results Totally 654 valid questionnaires were collected, with a valid recovery rate of 99.24%. Two items were combined during culture adjusting. Three factors, namely, negative attitudes, stigma, and organizational barriers, were extracted by means of exploratory factor analysis. Two items, "It would be too embarrassing" and "I would be seen as weak", were eliminated. Fit indices by means of confirmatory factor analysis were acceptable (χ2=233.058 8, goodness of fit index[GFI]=0.809 4, root mean square error of approximation[RMSEA]=0.167 5, root mean square residual[RMR]=0.101 3, standard root mean square residual[SRMR]=0.084 3, normed fit index[NFI]=0.738 6, and comparative fit index[CFI]=0.773 1). The total Cronbach α was 0.865. The Cronbach α values for the three subscales were 0.706, 0.818 and 0.869, respectively. Conclusion The Chinese version of Perceived Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Services has high internal consistency and acceptable validity. Further sample enlargement and revision are required.