Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale
Mental well-being is a state of positive mental health, but there is currently no valid tool for assessing mental well-being in the Thai population. The purpose of this research was to develop and validate a mental well-being scale for Thai people. Data from 2000 Thai citizens were analyzed to explo...
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| author | Saran Pimthong Charin Suwanwong Amaraporn Surakarn Araya Chiangkhong Thanayot Sumalrot Anon Khunakorncharatphong |
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| description | Mental well-being is a state of positive mental health, but there is currently no valid tool for assessing mental well-being in the Thai population. The purpose of this research was to develop and validate a mental well-being scale for Thai people. Data from 2000 Thai citizens were analyzed to explore the structural components of mental well-being. Exploratory factor analysis (n = 1000) was conducted and determined a mental well-being factor structure consisting of three factors: 1) positive emotion and thinking, 2) positive relationship and 3) positive functioning. Confirmatory factor analysis of a validation group (n = 1000) identified 10 items within these three factors of mental well-being. Psychometric analyses supported internal consistency reliability, as well as convergent and discriminant validity of the scale. The findings suggest that the construction of this new mental well-being scale for Thai people is reliable and valid. This scale will be a useful tool for addressing and identifying mental health problems among the Thai population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9029b58ac2f440abbad99abb80a198682022-12-22T02:24:48ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-04-0184e09296Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scaleSaran Pimthong0Charin Suwanwong1Amaraporn Surakarn2Araya Chiangkhong3Thanayot Sumalrot4Anon Khunakorncharatphong5Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, ThailandIndependent Researcher, Bangkok, Thailand; Corresponding author.Graduate School, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, ThailandFaculty of Nursing, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, ThailandFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandInternational Health Policy Program (IHPP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, ThailandMental well-being is a state of positive mental health, but there is currently no valid tool for assessing mental well-being in the Thai population. The purpose of this research was to develop and validate a mental well-being scale for Thai people. Data from 2000 Thai citizens were analyzed to explore the structural components of mental well-being. Exploratory factor analysis (n = 1000) was conducted and determined a mental well-being factor structure consisting of three factors: 1) positive emotion and thinking, 2) positive relationship and 3) positive functioning. Confirmatory factor analysis of a validation group (n = 1000) identified 10 items within these three factors of mental well-being. Psychometric analyses supported internal consistency reliability, as well as convergent and discriminant validity of the scale. The findings suggest that the construction of this new mental well-being scale for Thai people is reliable and valid. This scale will be a useful tool for addressing and identifying mental health problems among the Thai population.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022005849Mental well-beingScale developmentValidationThailand |
| spellingShingle | Saran Pimthong Charin Suwanwong Amaraporn Surakarn Araya Chiangkhong Thanayot Sumalrot Anon Khunakorncharatphong Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale Heliyon Mental well-being Scale development Validation Thailand |
| title | Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale |
| title_full | Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale |
| title_fullStr | Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale |
| title_short | Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale |
| title_sort | development and validation of the thai mental well being scale |
| topic | Mental well-being Scale development Validation Thailand |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022005849 |
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