Measuring the performance of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) in a primary care youth mental health service

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
A DonnellyJ Moore

Abstract

Mental health is regarded as more than the absence of mental health difficulties, with clinical and research focus moving towards measurement of well-being. The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) was developed to assess overall and emotional, social and psychological well-being. Little is known about the use of the MHC-SF with young people engaging with mental health services. The current pilot study sought to examine the performance of the MHC-SF in an Irish primary care youth mental health service for 12-25 year olds. A sample of 229 young people (female n=143; male n=85, unknown n=1) aged 12-24 years (M=15.87, SD=2.51) who completed the MHC-SF prior to commencing their first intervention session in Jigsaw participated in this study. The psychometric properties of the MHC-SF were investigated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency. CFA supported the three-factor structure of the MHC-SF for emotional, social, and psychological well-being, and very good internal consistency was observed. Findings provide evidence for the psychometric properties of the MHC-SF in a primary care youth mental health setting, and suggest that the MHC-SF's three-factor structure is valid for us...Continue Reading

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