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; Raabæk Olsen, Lis; Kjøller, 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

Published in International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research • Jun 1, 2003

Authors:

Per Bech

Lis Raabæk Olsen

Mette Kjøller

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 when used ...

Subject

Mental health

Psychology

Ceiling effect

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