Evaluating the psychometric properties of the mental health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF)

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-110

  Lamers, Sanne M A ^a   Westerhof, Gerben J ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a   Ten Klooster, Peter M ^a   Keyes, Corey L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Mental illness; Positive mental health; Psychometric properties; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650042266     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20741     Document Type: Article

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