Measuring well‐being rather than the absence of distress symptoms: a comparison of the SF‐36 Mental Health subscale and the WHO‐Five well‐being scale

Bech, Per; Raabaek Olsen, Lis; Kjoller, Mette; Kristian Rasmussen, Niels

doi:10.1002/mpr.145

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Measuring well‐being rather than the absence of distress symptoms: a comparison of the SF‐36 Mental Health subscale and the WHO‐Five well‐being scale

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Per Bech

Lis Raabaek Olsen

Mette Kjoller

Abstract

Abstract The health status questionnaire Short‐Form 36 (SF‐36) includes subscales measuring both physical health and mental health. Psychometrically, the mental health subscale contains a mixture of mental symptoms and psychological well‐being items, among other things, to prevent a ceiling effect w...

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