| Title (english) | Dataset for Psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC–SF): Validation study on Croatian adolescents |
| Author | Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka, Croatia |
| Author | Marinka Špodnjak Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Croatia |
| Author | Sanja Skočić Mihić Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka, Croatia |
| Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline | SOCIAL SCIENCES Psychology General Psychology |
| Abstract (english) | Exploring mental health among adolescents presents a vital undertaking in present times, especially because it is significantly conditioned by a number of negative factors. Having valid and reliable measures of mental health (Author’s reference), which are aligned with contemporary mental health models and culturally adapted, enables researchers and practitioners to adequately follow adolescents’ mental health. Therefore, this validation study is aimed at exploring psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum–Short Form, MHC–SF (Keyes, 2018), that is, its adapted version into the Croatian language. MHC was applied to a sample of 518 Croatian adolescents (N=42% males; 58% females), with an average age of M=15,82 (SD = 1.66) years, ranging from 13 to 18 years. The MHC-SF consists of 14 items (Emotional well-being= 3 items, Social well-being=5 items, and Psychological well-being=6 items) on which the participants rated themselves using a six-point Likert scale. Factor and reliability analyses were performed with the aim of testing psychometric properties, with additional descriptive statistics and analyses of gender and age differences. An exploratory factor analysis revealed an adequate fit for the three-dimensional model. After testing four models with confirmatory factor analyses, the best fit was found for the bifactorial model, which confirmed prior findings. Reliability analyses also confirmed prior findings on the satisfactory levels of internal reliability of the total score and each subscale separately. Finally, MHC-SF was shown to be a reliable and valid measure to be applied in Croatia for exploring mental health in adolescents. |
| Methods (english) | statistical analyses used: 1) An exploratory factor analysis 2) A confirmatory factor analysis 3) Reliability analyses 4) Descriptive analysis |
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| Language | english |
| URN:NBN | urn:nbn:hr:189:302831 |
| Publication | 2025-09-20 |
| Geolocation | Primorsko-goranska županija/Rijeka/Sveučilišna avenija 6, Croatia |
| Project | Title (english): Teachers’ well-being and professional identity: Toward a holistic framework of dynamic interaction between individual and contextual factors (BeWell&Teach) Acronym: BeWell&Teah Leader: Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić Jurisdiction: Croatia |
| Publisher | Učiteljski fakultet Faculty of Teacher Education |
| Access conditions | Open access |
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| Created on | 2024-09-20 11:38:46 |
