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ArticleHeliyon2022

Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale.

Saran Pimthong, Charin Suwanwong, Amaraporn Surakarn, Araya Chiangkhong, Thanayot Sumalrot, Anon Khunakorncharatphong

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Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Saran PimthongBehavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Charin SuwanwongIndependent Researcher, Bangkok, Thailand.
Amaraporn SurakarnGraduate School, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Araya ChiangkhongFaculty of Nursing, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thanayot SumalrotFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Anon KhunakorncharatphongInternational Health Policy Program (IHPP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental well-being is a state of positive mental health, but there is currently no valid tool for assessing mental well-being in the Thai population. The purpose of this research was to develop and validate a mental well-being scale for Thai people. Data from 2000 Thai citizens were analyzed to explore the structural components of mental well-being. Exploratory factor analysis (n = 1000) was conducted and determined a mental well-being factor structure consisting of three factors: 1) positive emotion and thinking, 2) positive relationship and 3) positive functioning. Confirmatory factor analysis of a validation group (n = 1000) identified 10 items within these three factors of mental well-being. Psychometric analyses supported internal consistency reliability, as well as convergent and discriminant validity of the scale. The findings suggest that the construction of this new mental well-being scale for Thai people is reliable and valid. This scale will be a useful tool for addressing and identifying mental health problems among the Thai population.

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Mental well-beingScale developmentThailandValidation

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PMID35497050
PMCPMC9043996

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