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Psychometric properties of the positive mental health instrument among people with mental disorders: a cross-sectional study

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Title
Psychometric properties of the positive mental health instrument among people with mental disorders: a cross-sectional study
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, February 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12955-016-0424-8
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Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Siow Ann Chong, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Esmond Seow, Louisa Picco, Shirlene Pang, Susan Lim, Mythily Subramaniam

Abstract

The Positive Mental Health (PMH) instrument was developed and validated to assess the level of PMH and its six dimensions in a multi-ethnic general population sample. This cross-sectional study examines the psychometric properties of the instrument for assessing the level of PMH among help-seeking patients with mental disorders. The PMH instrument was tested among 360 out-patients with schizophrenia, depression or anxiety spectrum disorders, seeking treatment at a tertiary psychiatric hospital and its affiliated clinics in Singapore. All participants completed the PMH instrument along with measures of life satisfaction, mental and overall health and happiness. Reliability (internal consistency), construct (Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM)) and criterion (convergent and divergent) validity of the PMH instrument were tested in this population. Items were also tested for item response theory and differential item functioning (IRT-DIF). ESEM on the PMH instrument showed good fit with the model reflecting six factors (general coping, personal growth and autonomy, spirituality, interpersonal skills, emotional support, and global affect). Internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha >0.85) for the instrument and its six subscales. The PMH instrument fulfilled expected correlations with related constructs and demonstrated adequate item discrimination and difficulty estimates; however, significant DIF was noted for few items for age, gender and ethnicity groups. The PMH instrument is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring PMH dimensions in patients with mental disorders. Further studies in larger samples are needed to assess the impact of DIF on PMH scores. The implications for the shift in focus from just the negative aspects of mental disorders to including positive components in the assessment of patients with mental disorders are immense, and can be applied in routine mental health practice and policy making.

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Country Count As %
Japan 1 <1%
Unknown 114 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 17%
Student > Master 10 9%
Student > Bachelor 9 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 7%
Researcher 7 6%
Other 24 21%
Unknown 38 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 28 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 11 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 9%
Social Sciences 8 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 3%
Other 14 12%
Unknown 40 35%
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