Measurement invariance of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) across three cultural groups

Mohsen Joshanloo; Marié P. Wissing; Itumeleng P. Khumalo; Sanne M.A. Lamers

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2013.06.002

Measurement invariance of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) across three cultural groups

Mohsen Joshanloo, Marié P. Wissing, Itumeleng P. Khumalo, Sanne M.A. Lamers

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Abstract

This study investigated the factorial structure and invariance of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) across cultural groups from three nations, namely, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Iran (N= 1120). The three-dimensional structure of mental well-being was supported in all the groups. The results of measurement invariance testing confirmed the full metric and partial scalar invariance of the MHC-SF. The study also compared the latent means for the aspects of mental well-being in the three cultural groups, and found significant differences. The significance and implications of the results are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	755-759
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	55
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.06.002
Publication status	Published - Oct 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cross-cultural
Measurement invariance
MHC-SF
Positive mental health

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General Psychology

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