title: Validation of a Spanish Version of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form Questionnaire.
abstract: The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) is a multidimensional measure of well-being designed to assess emotional, psychological and social well-being.  It has been translated into different languages; however, there is no validated Spanish version.  Our aim was to provide the Spanish-speaking community with a validated version of the MHC-SF.
  
  
  
  We translated the questionnaire into Spanish (s-MHC-SF) and assessed its validity in a sample of 3,355 Chilean adults.  The data was subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis using the original correlated-traits three-factor model and a recently described bifactor model.
  
  
  
  The scores obtained with s-MHC-SF had excellent reliability (α = .94).  While the correlated-traits three-factor model provided an acceptable fit to the data, the bifactor model yielded a superior fit.  According to measurement invariance results, both models could be used to compare scores over gender, geographical region, age, and time in the sample.
  
  
  
  s-MHC-SF is a valid questionnaire for the evaluation of personal well-being in Spanish-speaking populations.
authors.affiliation: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Echeverría
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pedrals
authors.forename: Oslando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: Attilio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rigotti
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bitran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002677:Chile; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult