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Psychometric evaluation of the mental health continuum : short form in Swedish adolescents
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- Söderqvist, Fredrik, 1977- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Örebro universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Region Örebro län,Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, County Hospital, Västerås, Sweden,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås,Örebro Univ, Univ Hlth Care Res Ctr, Fac Med & Hlth, Örebro, Sweden
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- Larm, Peter (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap,Stockholm Univ, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Stockholm, Sweden
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- 2021-03-17
- 2023
- English.
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In: Current Psychology. - : Springer. - 1046-1310 .- 1936-4733. ; 42, s. 2136-2144
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Abstract
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- The Mental Health Continuum - Short form (MHC-SF) is a self-report measure that has been increasingly used to monitor mental well-being at the population level. The aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, the psychometric properties of the MHC-SF in a population of Swedish adolescents. First, the evaluation was performed by examining face validity and test-retest reliability obtained in a pre-study. Then using data from the Survey of Adolescent Life in Vestmanland 2020 (n = 3880) we performed confirmatory factor analysis on different factor structures based on theory and previous research. Model-based estimates were calculated for assessing the internal reliability of the factor structure with the best fit. Convergent validity was assessed by bivariate as well as model-based correlations, and test-retest reliability was evaluated by intra-class correlation coefficients. The results show that the MHC-SF is best described with a bifactor model consisting of a dominant general well-being factor and three specific group factors of emotional, social and psychological well-being. Its overall reliability was high to very high, while the reliability of its subscales was low. A practical implication of the latter is that the subcales should not be used on their own because they are more likely to reliably measure the general well-being factor than the specific group factors. Test-retest reliability of the total scale was acceptable, and convergent validity was supported. In conclusion, we consider the Swedish MHC-SF to be a psychometrically sound instrument for monitoring overall mental well-being in Swedish adolescents.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Positive mental health
- Positive epidemiology
- Well-being
- Adolescence
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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