Reliability and validity assessment of the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form for Bangladeshi adults.

ABSTRACT: There is a shortage of psychological tools to assess the mental well-being of Bangladeshi people covering the hedonic and the eudaimonic aspects of well-being. This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Mental Health Continuum Short Form as this instrument assesses both the hedonic and the eudaimonic aspects of well-being. This study utilized online survey data (n = 361). Item analysis results showed that this scale had good discrimination indices, internal consistency reliability, and acceptable average inter-item correlations. Confirmatory factor analysis lent support to the three-factor correlated model with good model fits and sufficient factor loadings. Results from the multidimensional graded response model also supported the efficiency of this scale to assess the

SUBMITTER: Hiramoni FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8803580 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature