The positive mental health instrument: development and validation of a culturally relevant scale in a multi-ethnic asian population

The positive mental health instrument: development and validation of a culturally relevant scale in a multi-ethnic asian population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Instruments to measure mental health and well-being are largely developed and often used within Western populations and this compromises their validity in other cultures. A previous qualitative study in Singapore demonstrated the rel...

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Main Authors: Vaingankar Janhavi, Subramaniam Mythily, Chong Siow Ann, Abdin Edimansyah, Orlando Edelen Maria, Picco Louisa, Lim Yee Wei, Phua Mei Yen, Chua Boon Yiang, Tee Joseph YS, Sherbourne Cathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Positive mental health
multi-dimensional
instrument development
item reduction
factor analysis
item response theory
Online Access:http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/92

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