Factor structure of mental health measures.

William C. Compton, Maggie Smith, Kim A. Cornish, Donald L. Qualls · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1996

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Summary

This study investigated the factor structure of 18 scales that measure personal growth, subjective well-being, stress-resistant personality, self-deceptive positivity, and demographics to provide support for the hypothesis that subjectiveWell-being and personal growth are related, but not identical, constructs.

Type: article
Published: 1996-08-01
Cited by: 337
References: 57
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.71.2.406
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8765489/
OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2011613289
Semantic Scholar: https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:22610390

Keywords

Psychology, Personality, Social psychology, Big Five personality traits, Demographics

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