Bangla version of the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS): validity, measurement invariance and normative data in non-clinical sample.

ABSTRACT: Mood assessment is an effective way to monitor mental health states and detect potential psychiatric symptoms. The Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) is one of the most widely used self-report measures for assessing mood responses. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Bangla version of BRUMS and validated it with the Positive Mental Health scale (PMH-scale). The participants were 1015 Bangladeshi university students (62% men) aged from 18 to 27 (M = 21.95, SD = 1.95). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach was used to test the factor structure of the BRUMS and measurement invariance for sex. The CFA revealed that the originally proposed 6-factor model of BRUMS had an acceptable fit which confirms factorial validity. Moreover, each subscale (anger, con

SUBMITTER: Hasan MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207613 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature