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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Evaluation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in Setswana-speaking South Africans
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Volume 15, No. 3, Year 2008
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A continuous assessment and a categorical diagnosis of the presence of mental health, described as flourishing, and the absence of mental health, characterized as languishing, is applied to a random sample of 1050 Setswana-speaking adults in the Northwest province of South Africa. Factor analysis revealed that the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) replicated the three-factor structure of emotional, psychological and social well-being found in US samples. The internal reliability of the overall MHC-SF Scale was 0.74. The total score on the MHC-SF correlated 0.52 with a measure of positive affect, between 0.35 and 0.40 with measures of generalized self-efficacy and satisfaction with life, and between 0.30 and 0.35 with measures of coping strategies, sense of coherence, and community collective self-efficacy. The total score on the MHC-SF correlated -0.22. with the total score on the General Health Questionnaire. Criteria for the categorical diagnosis were applied, and findings revealed that 20% were flourishing, 67.8% were moderately mentally healthy, and 12.2% were languishing. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized two-continua model of mental health and mental illness found in the USA. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Keyes, Corey Lee M.
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Wissing, Maria Philipina Philipina
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Potgieter, Johan C.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Temane, Q. Michael
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Kruger, Annamarie J.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
van Rooy, Sinette
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Statistics
Citations: 802
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/cpp.572
ISSN:
10633995
e-ISSN:
10990879
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Study Locations
South Africa