TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of the Mental Health Inventory with adolescents
T2 - A secondary analysis of the Rand Health Insurance Study
AU - Ostroff, Jamie S.
AU - Woolverton, Karolyn Smith
AU - Berry, Carolyn
AU - Lesko, Lynna M.
PY - 1996/3
Y1 - 1996/3
N2 - Few instruments exist for the assessment of adolescent mental health. In order to examine the appropriateness of the Mental Health Inventory (MHI) for use with adolescents, secondary analyses were conducted of the large subsample (n = 953) of adolescents who participated in the community-based Rand Health Insurance Study. The reliability and readability of the MHI were confirmed. Subscales reflecting Psychological Well-Being and Psychological Distress were derived. The MHI, with its adolescent norms, is recommended for the assessment of adolescent mental health, particularly in studies in which comparison to a nonpsychiatric, normative adolescent population is indicated.
AB - Few instruments exist for the assessment of adolescent mental health. In order to examine the appropriateness of the Mental Health Inventory (MHI) for use with adolescents, secondary analyses were conducted of the large subsample (n = 953) of adolescents who participated in the community-based Rand Health Insurance Study. The reliability and readability of the MHI were confirmed. Subscales reflecting Psychological Well-Being and Psychological Distress were derived. The MHI, with its adolescent norms, is recommended for the assessment of adolescent mental health, particularly in studies in which comparison to a nonpsychiatric, normative adolescent population is indicated.
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U2 - 10.1037/1040-3590.8.1.105
DO - 10.1037/1040-3590.8.1.105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:9244237103
SN - 1040-3590
VL - 8
SP - 105
EP - 107
JO - Psychological assessment
JF - Psychological assessment
IS - 1
ER -