Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale
Issued Date
2022-04-01
Resource Type
ISSN
24058440
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85128525897
Journal Title
Heliyon
Volume
8
Issue
4
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Heliyon Vol.8 No.4 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Pimthong S., Suwanwong C., Surakarn A., Chiangkhong A., Sumalrot T., Khunakorncharatphong A. Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale. Heliyon Vol.8 No.4 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09296 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87557
Title
Development and validation of the Thai mental well-being scale
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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.