Measurement invariance of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form across US military veteran and civilian adults.

Autor: Ghosh A; Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA., Joo S; Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA., Harris TP; Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA., Harosh I; Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical psychology [J Clin Psychol] 2023 Apr; Vol. 79 (4), pp. 1223-1238. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 13.
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23471
Abstrakt: Objective: Recent research has suggested that mental health is not only the absence of mental illness but includes aspects of well-being. One common psychological assessment used to assess dimensions of well-being is the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF). The MHC-SF is a 14-item measure that assesses emotional, psychological, and social well-being. The purpose of this study was to assess measurement invariance of the MHC-SF across US military veterans and civilians.
Method: First, we examined the factor structure of the MHC-SF separately for veterans (n = 418) and civilians (n = 411). We then conducted multiple group confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) to assess measurement invariance for the two groups.
Results: Findings suggested there were three latent factors representing emotional, social, and psychological well-being. Results from MG-CFA suggested that the MHC-SF is invariant across veterans and civilians.
Conclusion: Researchers and practitioners can administer the MHC-SF with both groups.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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