Two‐dimensional mental health and related predictors among adolescents in Korea

Abstract

This study examined whether the factor structure of mental health consists of two dimensions (positive and negative mental health) and whether the two dimensions are associated with different predictors. For this purpose, data from the 471 adolescents who participated in the 2012 Children Supplementary Survey of Korean Welfare Panel Study were used. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the two‐factor correlated model fits the data significantly better than the one‐factor model. Multivariate analyses revealed that factors associated with positive mental health differ from factors associated with negative mental health. These findings suggest that mental health professionals should consider the dual structure of subjective well‐being and suicidal ideation in the process of assessment and intervention.

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Resilience and mental health among juveniles: role of strategies for coping with stress

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