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GONZALEZ-ARRATIA-LOPEZ-FUENTES, Norma Ivonne  y  VALDEZ MEDINA, José Luis. Validity of the Positive Mental Health Scale in Mexican Children. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2016, vol.6, n.1, pp.2368-2383. ISSN 2007-4719.  https://doi.org/10.1016/s2007-4719(16)30056-4.

This study reports validity results of the Spanish Positive Mental Health Scale (PMH) by Lluch (1999), which converged with measures of resilience, in a non-clinical sample of Mexican children, through a cross-sectional study with 194 children (n = 72 men, n = 122 women), between 9 and 12 years old from the city of Toluca, Mexico. An exploratory factor analysis, using the principal components and oblique rotation method, extracted 4 from the six original dimensions, with 39.614% of total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a three-dimensional model which requires further investigation and detail. A satisfactory Cronbach's Alpha was obtained, which proves convergent validity with resilience. The data suggests the need of a conceptual and methodological reviews of the construct in order to have more consistent results.

Palabras llave : Positive Mental Health; Resilience; Validity; Scale.

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