Use of the Mental Health Inventory with adolescents: A secondary analysis of the Rand Health Insurance Study Journal Article
| Authors: | Ostroff, J. S.; Woolverton, K. S.; Berry, C.; Lesko, L. M. |
| Article Title: | Use of the Mental Health Inventory with adolescents: A secondary analysis of the Rand Health Insurance Study |
| Abstract: | Few instruments exist for the assessment of adolescent mental health. In order to examine the appropriateness of the Mental Health Inventory (MHI) for use with adolescents, secondary analyses were conducted of the large subsample (n = 953) of adolescents who participated in the community-based Rand Health Insurance Study. The reliability and readability of the MHI were confirmed. Subscales reflecting Psychological Well-Being and Psychological Distress were derived. The MHI, with its adolescent norms, is recommended for the assessment of adolescent mental health, particularly in studies in which comparison to a nonpsychiatric, normative adolescent population is indicated. |
| Keywords: | adolescent; distress syndrome; mental disease; mental health; wellbeing; normal human; psychologic assessment; factorial analysis; normal value; human; article |
| Journal Title: | Psychological Assessment |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 1040-3590 |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Date Published: | 1996-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 105 |
| End Page: | 107 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1037/1040-3590.8.1.105 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 22 November 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
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