Objective Investigators within many disciplines are using measures of well-being, but it is not
always clear what they are measuring, or which instruments may best meet their objectives …

Objetivo Caracterizar los modelos teóricos que han fundamentado las investigaciones
empíricas sobre salud mental positiva desde el momento en que aparece el concepto en el …

Purpose Limited information is known from studies regarding traditional, religious, and
cultural perspectives on mental illness and the use of traditional and alternative therapies by …

Background We aimed to validate the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
(WEMWBS) among English speaking adults representing two of the minority ethnic groups …

Background: A one‐week intervention (I ntentional G rowth T raining; IGT) to increase
personal growth initiative (PGI) was created and tested in a series of studies to determine its …

A growing body of research on community gerontology suggests that interventions in the
neighborhood may promote older adults' wellbeing. Drawing on Costello's community …

Background To establish the validity and reliability of the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental
Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) in service users with schizophrenia, depression and anxiety …

Personal growth initiative (PGI) is an individual's active and intentional desire to grow in
personally important areas. In the past 20 years, a body of literature has emerged examining …

Simple Summary The Positive Mental Health Scale (PMHS) is the most widely used
instrument to measure positive mental health worldwide. However, there is no theoretical …

Background A holistic perspective on health implies giving careful consideration to the
relationship between physical and mental health. In this regard the present study sought to …