The Affectometer 2: A measure of positive mental health in UK populations

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 687-695

  Tennant, Ruth ^a   Joseph, Stephen ^b   Stewart Brown, Sarah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Population norms; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SCOTLAND; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33947518141     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9145-5     Document Type: Article

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