The Dutch Mental Health Continuum Short Form – Revised

    9 July 2024

    LISS panel Grant 2019. Authors: Gerben Westerhof, Peter ten Klooster (Universiteit Twente – Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences)

    After the World Health Organization called for a broader approach to mental health, well-being has become increasingly important in the field of mental health, both in research and in practice. Good measurement instruments are needed to routinely monitor the well-being of clients. The Mental Health Continuum – Short Form (MHC-SF) has been validated in population studies, but in mental health practice clients experience a number of problems when filling out the items regarding the response format, formulations and relevance of the items. This proposal aims to validate a revised version of the instrument. We experiment with the different versions, assess the psychometric properties of the revised scale, and use innovative ways to compare scores on the old and new version. Furthermore, we compare the results to a population study carried out in the LISS panel ten years ago as well as to a study carried out in clinical practice. The study will result in a new instrument that can be used in research and practice.

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