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Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (Mhc-Sf) in Iranian Earthquake Survivors Publisher



Rafiey H1 ; Alipour F2 ; Lebeau R3 ; Amini Rarani M4 ; Salimi Y5 ; Ahmadi S6
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  1. 1. Social Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Social Work, Social Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Psychology, University of California–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  4. 4. Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Health in Emergency and Disaster, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: International Journal of Mental Health Published:2017


Abstract

Positive mental health is a significant dimension of human health that has an important role in promoting well-being. Research in well-being needs reliable and valid scales that measure all aspects of well-being and are available in multiple languages. This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Persian translation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF), a well-validated self-report scale assessing emotional, psychological, and social well-being. In the present study, the Persian translation of the MHC-SF was administered to 600 Iranian adults who survived a series of earthquakes in 2012. Internal consistency of the overall MHC–SF scale was excellent (0.91) and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the three-factor structure originally proposed, with these three factors accounting for about 68 percent of variance of the variance. Results suggest that the Persian translation of the MHC-SF has strong psychometric properties and is likely of utility to researchers and practitioners in Iran. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.
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