Assessing mental wellbeing using the Mental Health Continuum—Short Form: A systematic review and meta-analytic structural equation modelling.

M Iasiello, J van Agteren… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Mental wellbeing is an increasingly relevant outcome in clinical psychology, and rigorous
measurement tools are required to ensure high quality data. This study aimed to …

Bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling: A meta-analytic review of model fit

A Gegenfurtner - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multivariate behavioral research often focuses on latent constructs—such as motivation, self-
concept, or wellbeing—that cannot be directly observed. Typically, these latent constructs …

The German version of the PERMA-Profiler: evidence for construct and convergent validity of the PERMA theory of well-being in German speaking countries

M Wammerl, J Jaunig, T Mairunteregger… - Journal of Well-Being …, 2019 - Springer
With the PERMA theory, Seligman (2011) postulates that well-being consists of five
independently measurable factors: Positive Emotions (P), Engagement (E), Positive …

Important goals, meanings, and relationships in flourishing and languishing states: Towards patterns of well-being

MP Wissing, L Schutte, C Liversage, B Entwisle… - Applied Research in …, 2021 - Springer
Qualitative studies of lay people's perspectives on facets of well-being are scarce, and it is
not known how the perspectives of people with high and low levels of well-being dovetail or …

Factorial validity of the Twi versions of five measures of mental health and well-being in Ghana

R Appiah, L Schutte, A Wilson Fadiji, MP Wissing… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Mental health is considered an integral part of human health. Reliable and valid
measurement instruments are needed to assess various facets of mental health in the native …

Understanding well-being in the Ghanaian context: Linkages between lay conceptions of well-being and measures of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being

A Wilson Fadiji, L Meiring, MP Wissing - Applied Research in Quality of …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this study was to explore the measurement and conceptualisation of well-being
within the Ghanaian socio-cultural setting. In addition to testing the structural validity of two …

Context matters: Sociocultural considerations in the design and implementation of community-based positive psychology interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

R Appiah - Culture & Psychology, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Scholars conducting cross-cultural research in mental health often import intervention
programs found to be efficacious in one social context (eg, Western) and directly implement …

Measuring positive mental health and depression in Africa: A variable-based and person-centred analysis of the Dual-Continua Model

IP Khumalo, R Appiah, A Wilson Fadiji - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The dual-continua model of mental health provides a contemporary framework for
conceptualising and operationalising mental health. According to this model, mental health …

Well‐being in patients with affective disorders compared to nonclinical participants: A multi‐model evaluation of the mental health continuum‐short form

P Ferentinos, V Yotsidi, E Porichi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives The Mental Health Continuum‐Short Form (MHC‐SF), measuring
emotional, social, and psychological well‐being, has scarcely been validated in clinical …

Hope, meaning in life and well-being among a group of young adults

T Guse, M Shaw - Hope for a good life: Results of the hope-barometer …, 2018 - Springer
This study explored the relationship between hope, meaning in life (MIL), and well-being
among 252 emerging adults who were enrolled at university. Understanding these …