Hiramoni Fatema Akhter, Ahmed Oli
Department of Economics, Sheikh Hasina University, Netrokona 2400, Bangladesh.
Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram 4331, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2022 Jan 23;8(1):e08814. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08814. eCollection 2022 Jan.
There is a shortage of psychological tools to assess the mental well-being of Bangladeshi people covering the hedonic and the eudaimonic aspects of well-being. This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Mental Health Continuum Short Form as this instrument assesses both the hedonic and the eudaimonic aspects of well-being. This study utilized online survey data (n = 361). Item analysis results showed that this scale had good discrimination indices, internal consistency reliability, and acceptable average inter-item correlations. Confirmatory factor analysis lent support to the three-factor correlated model with good model fits and sufficient factor loadings. Results from the multidimensional graded response model also supported the efficiency of this scale to assess the mental well-being of Bangladeshi adults. This scale had moderate correlations with perceived stress and anxiety. Overall, findings suggested this scale as a reliable and valid tool for assessing mental well-being. This scale would help mental health practitioners to assess mental well-being and formulate relevant interventions.
目前缺乏能够从幸福的享乐主义和自我实现主义两个方面评估孟加拉人民心理健康状况的心理工具。本研究旨在评估心理健康连续体简表的信效度，因为该工具能同时评估幸福的享乐主义和自我实现主义两个方面。本研究使用了在线调查数据（n = 361）。项目分析结果表明，该量表具有良好的区分指数、内部一致性信度和可接受的平均项目间相关性。验证性因素分析支持了三因素相关模型，模型拟合良好且因素载荷充足。多维等级反应模型的结果也支持该量表在评估孟加拉成年人心理健康方面的有效性。该量表与感知压力和焦虑呈中度相关。总体而言，研究结果表明该量表是评估心理健康的可靠有效工具。该量表将有助于心理健康从业者评估心理健康状况并制定相关干预措施。
