Psychometric Evaluation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form in French Canadian Young Adults

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 286-294

  Doré, Isabelle ^a,b   O'Loughlin, Jennifer L ^a,b   Sabiston, Catherine M ^c   Fournier, Louise ^a,b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

common mental disorders; French Canadian version; measurement invariance; Mental Health Continuum; psychometric; youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; ADOLESCENT; DEVICES; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018250564     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0706743716675855     Document Type: Article

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