title: Use of the "Mental Health Inventory - 5" with Portuguese 10-15 years old.
abstract: The present study describes the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Mental Health Inventory-5 for use with young adolescents. A sample of 367 Portuguese students (aged 10-15 years) completed the Portuguese-language versions of Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5; Berwick et al., 1991), Children's Hope Scale (CHS; Snyder et al., 1997), Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS; Huebner, 1991a), and Global Self-Worth Sub-scale (Harter, 1985). Analysis of readability, reliability (internal consistency and 1-year stability), factor structure, and criterion-related validity suggested that the MHI-5 can be appropriately used in this age group. Implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. dscmarques@mail.telepac.pt
authors.forename: Susana C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pais-Ribeiro
authors.forename: Shane J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014175:Translating