Psychometric properties of the positive mental health questionnaire: short form (PMHQ-SF18) in young adults.

Autor:	Sequeira C; Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Porto, Portugal.; Center for Research in Health Technologies and Services: Health Research Network, From The Lab to The Community (CINTESIS@RISE), ESEP Hub, Porto, Portugal., Carvalho JC; Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Porto, Portugal.; Center for Research in Health Technologies and Services: Health Research Network, From The Lab to The Community (CINTESIS@RISE), ESEP Hub, Porto, Portugal., Roldan-Merino J; Campus Docent Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain.; Study Group on Invariance of Instruments for Measurement and Analysis of Change in the Social and Health Environment, Barcelona, Spain., Moreno-Poyato AR; Departament d'Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut Mental i Materno-Infantil, Escola d'Infermeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut. Grup de Recerca de Cures Infermeres en Salut Mental, Psicosocials i de Complexitat (NURSEARCH - 2021 SGR 1083), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Teixeira S; Center for Research in Health Technologies and Services: Health Research Network, From The Lab to The Community (CINTESIS@RISE), ESEP Hub, Porto, Portugal.; Higher School of Health Fernando Pessoa (ESS-FP), Porto, Portugal., David B; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal., Costa PS; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.; School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Portugal., Puig-Llobet M; Departament d'Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut Mental i Materno-Infantil, Escola d'Infermeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut. Grup de Recerca de Cures Infermeres en Salut Mental, Psicosocials i de Complexitat (NURSEARCH - 2021 SGR 1083), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Lluch-Canut MT; Departament d'Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut Mental i Materno-Infantil, Escola d'Infermeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut. Grup de Recerca de Cures Infermeres en Salut Mental, Psicosocials i de Complexitat (NURSEARCH - 2021 SGR 1083), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2024 May 10; Vol. 12, pp. 1375378. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 10 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2024.1375378
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Positive Mental Health (PMH) plays a pivotal role in the promoting of mental health. Assessing this phenomenon is essential for early recognition and intervention in mental health. To date, only one tool was validated with 39 items to assess PMH among Portuguese young adults. Method: This study sought to examine the psychometric properties of the short version of the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire (PMHQ) among Portuguese university students. The PMHQ Short Form was administered to a sample of 3,647 university students via an online platform. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. The principal factor solution was employed because some items showed higher levels of kurtosis. Multivariate analysis was tested using the Mardia's Test, Henze-Zirkler, and Royston. Findings of content, construct validity tests, and Cronbach's alfa demonstrated the satisfactory validity and suitable reliability of the PMHQ-Short Form (PMHQ-SF). Results and Discussion: The exploratory factor analysis produced six dimensions of the PMHQ-SF with three items in each factor demonstrating adequate internal reliability. The global internal consistency was 0.92, with factors ranging between 0.60 to 0.82. The results suggest that the PMHQ-SF is reliable, easier, and more practical to complete by university students due to the shortening of the number of items. The PMHQ-SF is useful for assessing positive mental health in young adults. The final version of the instrument contains from 32 to 18 items. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision. (Copyright © 2024 Sequeira, Carvalho, Roldan-Merino, Moreno-Poyato, Teixeira, David, Costa, Puig-Llobet and Lluch-Canut.)
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