The mental health continuum-short form: the structure and application for cross-cultural studies-A 38 nation study

Objective: The Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) is a brief scale measuring positive human functioning. The study aimed to examine the factor structure and to explore the cross-cultural utility of the MHC-SF using bifactor models and exploratory structural equation modelling. Method: Using multigroup confirmatory analysis (MGCFA) we examined the measurement invariance of the MHC-SF in 38 countries (university students, N = 8,066; 61.73% women, mean age 21.55 years). Results: MGCFA supported the cross-cultural replicability of a bifactor structure and a metric level of invariance between student samples. The average proportion of variance explained by the general factor was high (ECV =.66), suggesting that the three aspects of mental health (emotional, social, and psychological well-being) can be treated as a single dimension of well-being. Conclusion: The metric level of invariance offers the possibility of comparing correlates and predictors of positive mental functioning across countries; however, the comparison of the levels of mental health across countries is not possible due to lack of scalar invariance. Our study has preliminary character and could serve as an initial assessment of the structure of the MHC-SF across different cultural settings. Further studies on general populations are required for extending our findings.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Triangular Love Scale in 25 Countries

The Triangular Theory of Love (measured with Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale–STLS) is a prominent theoretical concept in empirical research on love. To expand the culturally homogeneous body of previous psychometric research regarding the STLS, we conducted a large-scale cross-cultural study with the use of this scale. In total, we examined more than 11,000 respondents, but as a result of applied exclusion criteria, the final analyses were based on a sample of 7332 participants from 25 countries (from all inhabited continents). We tested configural invariance, metric invariance, and scalar invariance, all of which confirmed the cultural universality of the theoretical construct of love analyzed in our study. We also observed that levels of love components differ depending on relationship duration, following the dynamics suggested in the Triangular Theory of Love. Supplementary files with all our data, including results on love intensity across different countries along with STLS versions adapted in a few dozen languages, will further enable more extensive research on the Triangular Theory of Love

Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Triangular Love Scale in 25 Countries

none114The Triangular Theory of Love (measured with Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale–STLS) is a prominent theoretical concept in empirical research on love. To expand the culturally homogeneous body of previous psychometric research regarding the STLS, we conducted a large-scale cross-cultural study with the use of this scale. In total, we examined more than 11,000 respondents, but as a result of applied exclusion criteria, the final analyses were based on a sample of 7332 participants from 25 countries (from all inhabited continents). We tested configural invariance, metric invariance, and scalar invariance, all of which confirmed the cultural universality of the theoretical construct of love analyzed in our study. We also observed that levels of love components differ depending on relationship duration, following the dynamics suggested in the Triangular Theory of Love. Supplementary files with all our data, including results on love intensity across different countries along with STLS versions adapted in a few dozen languages, will further enable more extensive research on the Triangular Theory of Love.noneSorokowski P.; Sorokowska A.; Karwowski M.; Groyecka A.; Aavik T.; Akello G.; Alm C.; Amjad N.; Anjum A.; Asao K.; Atama C. S.; Atamturk Duyar D.; Ayebare R.; Batres C.; Bendixen M.; Bensafia A.; Bizumic B.; Boussena M.; Buss D. M.; Butovskaya M.; Can S.; Cantarero K.; Carrier A.; Cetinkaya H.; Chabin D.; Conroy-Beam D.; Croy I.; Cueto R. M.; Czub M.; Dronova D.; Dural S.; Duyar I.; Ertugrul B.; Espinosa A.; Estevan I.; Esteves C. S.; Frackowiak T.; Graduno J. C.; Guemaz F.; Ha Thu T.; Halamova M.; Herak I.; Horvat M.; Hromatko I.; Hui C. -M.; Jaafar J. L.; Jiang F.; Kafetsios K.; Kavcic T.; Kennair L. E. O.; Kervyn N.; Kobis N. C.; Kostic A.; Krasnodebska A.; Lang A.; Lennard G. R.; Leon E.; Lindholm T.; Lopez G.; Alhabahba M. M.; Mailhos A.; Manesi Z.; Martinez R.; Sainz Martinez M.; McKerchar S. L.; Mesko N.; Misra G.; Monaghan C.; Mora E. C.; Moya-Garofano A.; Musil B.; Natividade J. C.; Nizharadze G.; Oberzaucher E.; Oleszkiewicz A.; Omar Fauzee M. S.; Onyishi I. E.; Ozener B.; Pagani A. F.; Pakalniskiene V.; Parise M.; Pawlowski B.; Pazhoohi F.; Pejicic M.; Pisanski A.; Pisanski K.; Plohl N.; Ponciano E.; Popa C.; Prokop P.; Przepiorka A.; Quang Lam T.; Rizwan M.; Rozycka-Tran J.; Salkicevic S.; Sargautyte R.; Sarmany-Schuller I.; Schmehl S.; Shahid A.; Shaikh R.; Sharad S.; Simonetti F.; Tadinac M.; Thi Khanh Ha T.; Ugalde Gonzalez K.; Vauclair C. -M.; Vega L. D.; Widarini D. A.; Wojciszke B.; Yoo G.; Zadeh Z. F.; Zatkova M.; Zupancic M.; Sternberg R. J.Sorokowski, P.; Sorokowska, A.; Karwowski, M.; Groyecka, A.; Aavik, T.; Akello, G.; Alm, C.; Amjad, N.; Anjum, A.; Asao, K.; Atama, C. S.; Atamturk Duyar, D.; Ayebare, R.; Batres, C.; Bendixen, M.; Bensafia, A.; Bizumic, B.; Boussena, M.; Buss, D. M.; Butovskaya, M.; Can, S.; Cantarero, K.; Carrier, A.; Cetinkaya, H.; Chabin, D.; Conroy-Beam, D.; Croy, I.; Cueto, R. M.; Czub, M.; Dronova, D.; Dural, S.; Duyar, I.; Ertugrul, B.; Espinosa, A.; Estevan, I.; Esteves, C. S.; Frackowiak, T.; Graduno, J. C.; Guemaz, F.; Ha Thu, T.; Halamova, M.; Herak, I.; Horvat, M.; Hromatko, I.; Hui, C. -M.; Jaafar, J. L.; Jiang, F.; Kafetsios, K.; Kavcic, T.; Kennair, L. E. O.; Kervyn, N.; Kobis, N. C.; Kostic, A.; Krasnodebska, A.; Lang, A.; Lennard, G. R.; Leon, E.; Lindholm, T.; Lopez, G.; Alhabahba, M. M.; Mailhos, A.; Manesi, Z.; Martinez, R.; Sainz Martinez, M.; Mckerchar, S. L.; Mesko, N.; Misra, G.; Monaghan, C.; Mora, E. C.; Moya-Garofano, A.; Musil, B.; Natividade, J. C.; Nizharadze, G.; Oberzaucher, E.; Oleszkiewicz, A.; Omar Fauzee, M. S.; Onyishi, I. E.; Ozener, B.; Pagani, A. F.; Pakalniskiene, V.; Parise, M.; Pawlowski, B.; Pazhoohi, F.; Pejicic, M.; Pisanski, A.; Pisanski, K.; Plohl, N.; Ponciano, E.; Popa, C.; Prokop, P.; Przepiorka, A.; Quang Lam, T.; Rizwan, M.; Rozycka-Tran, J.; Salkicevic, S.; Sargautyte, R.; Sarmany-Schuller, I.; Schmehl, S.; Shahid, A.; Shaikh, R.; Sharad, S.; Simonetti, F.; Tadinac, M.; Thi Khanh Ha, T.; Ugalde Gonzalez, K.; Vauclair, C. -M.; Vega, L. D.; Widarini, D. A.; Wojciszke, B.; Yoo, G.; Zadeh, Z. F.; Zatkova, M.; Zupancic, M.; Sternberg, R. J