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Validation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) for Multidimensional Assessment of Subjective Well-Being in Spanish Adolescents

José A. Piqueras1, Verónica Vidal-Arenas2, Raquel Falcó1, Beatriz Moreno-Amador1, Juan C. Marzo1, and Corey L. M. Keyes3

1 Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche,
2 Universitat Jaume I, and
3 Emory University, Atlanta (USA)

Background: The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) is a multidimensional instrument designed to capture emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It is one of the self-report measures of international use in clinical practice and research, although so far it has no validation in Spanish-Speaking adolescents. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the reliability and validity evidence (structure, convergent and criterion), and the temporal and gender invariance of the MHC-SF in Spanish adolescent population. Method: Two assessment moments with a 6-month time interval were used, with an initial sample of 5,479 adolescents and a later sample of 2,129. Results: The CFA showed optimal fit for the bi-factor model, and an adequate fit for correlated three-factor model. The results of the gender and temporal invariance analysis showed optimal fit. Reliability coefficients were all higher than .77. The MHC-SF presented significant positive associations (p < .001) with indicators of well-being (r > .60) and negative associations with indicators of psychological distress (r > -.21). Conclusions: The MHC-SF shows evidence of reliability and validity in Spanish adolescents, being the bi-factor model invariant through time and across gender groups.

Validación de la Versión Abreviada del Mental Health Continuum (MHC-SF) para la Evaluación Multidimensional del Bienestar Subjetivo en Adolescentes Españoles. Antecedentes: el Continuo de Salud Mental-Versión Abreviada del Mental Health Continuum (MHC-SF) es un instrumento multidimensional que evalúa el bienestar emocional, psicológico y social. Es una de las medidas de autoinforme más utilizadas a nivel internacional en clínica e investigación, aunque hasta el momento no dispone de validación en adolescentes hispanohablantes. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la fiabilidad y la evidencia de validez (estructural, convergente y de criterio), así como la invarianza temporal y de género del MHC-SF en población adolescente española. Método: se utilizaron dos momentos de evaluación con un intervalo temporal de 6 meses, con una muestra inicial de 5.479 adolescentes y una muestra posterior de 2.129. Resultados: los CFA mostraron un ajuste óptimo para el modelo bifactorial y adecuado para el modelo de factores correlacionados. Los resultados del análisis de invarianza de género y temporal mostraron un buen ajuste. Se observaron coeficientes de consistencia interna superiores a .77. El MHC-SF presentó asociaciones positivas significativas (p < .001) con los indicadores de bienestar (r > .60) y negativas con los de malestar psicológico (r > -.21). Conclusiones: el MHC-SF muestra evidencias de fiabilidad y validez en adolescentes españoles, siendo el modelo bifactorial invariante en el tiempo y entre grupos de género.

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