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040 _aAFVC
100 _aPir, Setayesh
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245 _aPsychometric evaluation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in a New Zealand context – a confirmatory factor analysis
_cSetayesh Pir, Ladan Hashemi, Pauline Gulliver and Janet Fanslow
260 _bSpringer,
_c2021
500 _aCurrent Psychology, 2021, First published online, 20 October 2021
520 _aThis study examines the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (MHC-SF) as a multi-dimensional measure of positive mental health, in a large, gender-balanced population-based sample. The sample was 2887 participants in New Zealand. 50.7% were females, and the average age was 50.87 (SD = 17.58). Construct validity was examined through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the MHC-SF and tests of convergent validity. Measurement invariance and latent mean differences across gender, age, and ethnicity were also investigated. To measure reliability, internal consistency was assessed. Analyses supported the correlated three-factor structure of the MHC-SF (emotional, psychological and social well-being) (RMSEA = .053; CFI = .95; SRMR = .035). Configural invariance was supported across gender, age and ethnicity. Scalar invariance was supported across gender, and partial scalar invariance was supported across age and ethnicity. Convergent validity of the scale was supported. The scale and each sub-scale had internal consistency coefficients above .70. Results confirm well-being as a multi-dimensional construct and the MHC-SF as an appropriate instrument to measure positive mental health for individuals and the population in New Zealand. (Authors' abstract). Record #7534
650 _aMENTAL HEALTH
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650 _aSURVEYS
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650 _aWELLBEING
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650 0 _a2019 NZ Family Violence Study | He Koiora Matapopore
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aHashemi, Ladan
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700 _aGulliver, Pauline
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700 _aFanslow, Janet L.
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773 0 _tCurrent Psychology, 2021, First published online, 20 October 2021
830 _aViolence Against Women
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02401-3
_zDOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02401-3
856 _uhttps://library.nzfvc.org.nz/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=7407
_3See related open access article
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