Abdelrahman Rasha Mohamed, Massoud Walid Ahmed, Ahmed Marei
Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.
National Center for Examinations and Educational Evaluation (NCEEE), Cario, Egypt.
Psychiatr Q. 2025 Jun 27. doi: 10.1007/s11126-025-10173-3.
This study aimed to assess the validity of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) as a measure of mental health among Arabic-speaking North African populations. The study had three objectives: (1) to evaluate the structural validity of the MHC-SF and the Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS); (2) to examine measurement invariance across gender and between Moroccan and Egyptian participants; and (3) to assess whether emotional, social, and psychological well-being dimensions predict subjective vitality. A total of 301 psychology students were recruited from Morocco and Egypt. Using CFA, a three-factor model for the MHC-SF demonstrated good structural validity and the SVS showed good fit, as well. Significant correlations between subjective vitality and mental health were observed, and the regression analysis revealed that mental health factors predicted subjective vitality. The findings support the use of the MHC-SF in Arabic-speaking populations and underscore the relevance of cultural context in assessing mental health.
本研究旨在评估心理健康连续体简表（MHC-SF）作为衡量阿拉伯语北非人群心理健康指标的有效性。该研究有三个目标：（1）评估MHC-SF和主观活力量表（SVS）的结构效度；（2）检验性别间以及摩洛哥和埃及参与者之间的测量不变性；（3）评估情绪、社会和心理健康维度是否能预测主观活力。总共从摩洛哥和埃及招募了301名心理学专业学生。通过验证性因素分析（CFA），MHC-SF的三因素模型显示出良好的结构效度，SVS也显示出良好的拟合度。观察到主观活力与心理健康之间存在显著相关性，回归分析表明心理健康因素可预测主观活力。研究结果支持在阿拉伯语人群中使用MHC-SF，并强调了文化背景在评估心理健康方面的相关性。
