Validation of the mental health continuum-short form: The bifactor model of emotional, social, and psychological well-being.

ABSTRACT: The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) is aimed at measuring the three dimensions of mental health; emotional, social, and psychological well-being. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the MHC-SF within the context of Singapore and Australia. A total of 299 Singaporeans or permanent residents (59.2% female; mean age = 24.26, SD = 6.13) and 258 Australians or permanent residents (69% female; mean age = 23.95, SD = 8.66) completed the study. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to assess the structural validity of the MHC-SF. Internal consistency reliability was assessed via the Cronbach's α and MacDonald's ω reliability coefficients. Concurrent validity was examined against the World Health Organisation-Five Well-Being Index, discrimina

SUBMITTER: Yeo ZZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9116639 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature