Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of a Mental Health Measure

Research examining the equivalence of paper and computer-based adult mental health measures has found mixed results, and this issue has not been explored for child self-report measures. Results from adult studies cannot be generalized to young people, especially taking into consideration research indicating that current generations are more comfortable disclosing sensitive information on computer-based media. This paper investigates the psychometric equivalence of the paper (N = 777) and computer (N = 777) formats of a child and adolescent self-report mental health measure, “Me and My School” (M&MS), completed by school pupils aged 8–14 years. Common practice in equivalence testing has been to use scale-level analysis and factor structure equivalence; the limitation being inability to assess format-based differences at the item-level. We conduct differential item functioning (DIF) analysis to assess whether item-response probability is different based on survey format. Results demonstrate that young people completing the M&MS on paper have lower scale-level overall scores. However, DIF analyses indicate that this difference is not explained by item-level probabilities. The results suggest that survey format equivalence testing of other widely used child and adolescent mental health measures may be necessary before data from different formats are directly compared or combined.

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Attitudes To and Stereotypes of Mental Health Measure

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t12179-000 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Esa Aromaa ◽

Asko Tolvanen ◽

Jyrki Tuulari ◽

Kristian Wahlbeck

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Measure ◽

Mental Health Measure

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Using a patient-generated mental-health measure ‘PSYCHLOPS’ to explore problems in patients with coronary heart disease

British Journal of General Practice ◽

10.3399/bjgp14x680137 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 64 (623) ◽

pp. e354-e363 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rebecca Lawton ◽

Paul T Seed ◽

Maria Kordowicz ◽

Peter Schofield ◽

André Tylee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Health Measure ◽

Mental Health Measure

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Psychometric Properties of The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC- SF) In Iranian Adolescents

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1236021/v1 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Majid Yousefi Afrashteh

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Short Form ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Convenience Sample

Abstract Background: Psychological tests are necessary to assess and assess the mental state of individuals. Mental health is one of the important psychological indicators and is increasingly considered as having various aspects of well-being. The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) is a 14-item instrument that assesses mental health, focusing on emotional, psychological, and social well-being. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the MHC-SF among adolescents, focusing on its factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, and gender measurement invariance.Methods: The population of this study was Iranian adolescents between 11 and 18 years old who were enrolled in the seventh to twelfth grades. A convenience sample of 822 Adolescents from four large cities in the Iran (Tehran, Zanjan, Hamedan and Ghazvin) participated in the present study. Questionnaires were completed online. Statistical analyses to evaluate the factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, gender and age factorial invariance were performed in SPSS and LISREL.Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the 3-factor structure of MHC-SF (emotional, psychological, and social well-being). Reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method and composite reliability (>.7). Measurement invariance were confirmed among girls and boys. Convergent and divergent validity were also evaluated and confirmed by correlating the test score with similar and different tests.Conclusion: This study examined and confirmed the psychometric properties of GHQ in the Iranian adolescent community. This instrument can be used in psychological research and diagnostic evaluations.

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