Psychometric evaluation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in a New Zealand context – a confirmatory factor analysis

Which Aspects of Social Support Enhance Positive Mental Health in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence?

“…Model diagnostics indicated a good fit: CFI = 0.951; RMSEA = 0.052 (90% CI 0.040–0.063); CMIN/DF = 2.20; Gamma Hat = 0.98 (Figure 2). Despite high correlations between the variables, the three-factor structure of the MHC-SF has the best fit compared to other factor structures (see Pir et al, 2021). Analysis of reliability indicated acceptable fit for each of the dimensions of EW (a = 0.78), PW (a = .70), SW (a = 0.74), and the overall MHC-SF (a = 0.85).…”

“…Mental health: The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) was used to assess positive mental health for this sample (Keyes, 2002). The MHC-SF has been used across many studies worldwide and in various cultural contexts, resulting in an abundance of evidence to support its use, validity, and reliability (Joshanloo et al, 2013; Karaś et al, 2014; Keyes et al, 2008; Lim, 2014; Perugini et al, 2017; Petrillo et al, 2015; Pir et al, 2021). The MHC-SF consists of 14 items grouped under the categories of Emotional (three items), Psychological (six items), and Social (five items) well-being.…”