Hasan Md Torun, Hasan M Mahmudul, Perven Aktarina, Khan Mozibul H A
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
Department of Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2023 Mar 25;9(4):e14663. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14663. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Positive mental health is crucial to individuals' total well-being and especially to their emotional, psychological, and social functioning. To assess the positive aspects of mental health, the Positive Mental Health Scale (PMH-scale) is being used as one of the most significant and practical short unidimensional psychological tools. However, the PMH-scale has not yet been validated for the Bangladeshi population nor has it been translated into Bangla. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Bangla version of PMH-scale and validate it with the Brief Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ) and Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS). The sample of the study consisted of 3145 university students (61.8% men) aged from 17 to 27 ( = 22.07, = 1.74) and 298 general population (53.4% men) aged from 30 to 65 ( = 41.05, = 7.88) of Bangladesh. The factor structure of the PMH-scale as well as measurement invariance for sex and age (age ≤30 years; age >30 years) were tested, using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The CFA revealed that the originally proposed unidimensional model of PMH-scale had a good fit in the current sample which confirms factorial validity of the Bangla version of PMH-scale. The value of Cronbach's alpha (for both groups combined α = 0.85; for the student sample α = .85; and for the general sample α = .73) ensured the high internal consistency of the items. Concurrent validity of the PMH-scale was confirmed through the expected correlation with aggression (BAQ) and mood (BRUMS). The PMH-scale was also partially invariant over groups (student, general, men and women) indicating that the PMH-scale is equally applicable to student, general, men and women population. Therefore, this study tells us that the Bangla version of PMH-scale is a quick and easy-to-administer tool for assessing positive mental health in different groups of people in Bangladeshi culture. This work will also be useful for mental health studies in Bangladesh.
积极的心理健康对于个人的整体幸福感至关重要，尤其对于他们的情感、心理和社会功能而言。为了评估心理健康的积极方面，积极心理健康量表（PMH量表）被用作最重要且实用的简短单维度心理工具之一。然而，PMH量表尚未在孟加拉人群中得到验证，也未被翻译成孟加拉语。因此，本研究的目的是调查孟加拉语版PMH量表的心理测量特性，并通过简短攻击问卷（BAQ）和布鲁内尔情绪量表（BRUMS）对其进行验证。该研究样本包括3145名年龄在17至27岁（平均年龄=22.07，标准差=1.74）的大学生（61.8%为男性）和298名年龄在30至65岁（平均年龄=41.05，标准差=7.88）的普通人群（53.4%为男性）。使用验证性因素分析（CFA）对PMH量表的因素结构以及性别和年龄（年龄≤30岁；年龄>30岁）的测量不变性进行了测试。CFA显示，最初提出的PMH量表单维度模型在当前样本中拟合良好，这证实了孟加拉语版PMH量表的因素效度。克朗巴哈系数值（两组合并α=0.85；学生样本α=0.85；普通样本α=0.73）确保了项目的高内部一致性。通过与攻击性（BAQ）和情绪（BRUMS）的预期相关性，证实了PMH量表的同时效度。PMH量表在不同组（学生、普通人群、男性和女性）之间也具有部分不变性，这表明PMH量表同样适用于学生、普通人群、男性和女性群体。因此，本研究告诉我们，孟加拉语版PMH量表是一种快速且易于实施的工具，可用于评估孟加拉文化中不同人群的积极心理健康。这项工作对孟加拉国的心理健康研究也将有用。
