Reliability and Validity of the Positive Mental Health Scale in Malaysian University Students
Chua Bee Seok, Walton Wider, Rosnah Ismail
The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale (PMHS) among Malaysian university students. The PMHS is a brief self-administered instrument designed to assess key dimensions of positive mental health, including personal satisfaction, prosocial attitude, self-control, autonomy, problem-solving, self-actualization, and interpersonal connectedness. A total of 477 students from public and private universities across Malaysia completed an online survey distributed via WhatsApp and Telegram using Microsoft Forms. Item analysis, internal consistency reliability, confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validity were evaluated. The PMHS demonstrated excellent internal consistency, satisfactory item-total correlations, and acceptable concurrent validity. These findings support the PMHS as a reliable and valid measure of positive mental health among Malaysian university students and provide empirical support for its use in research, screening, and mental health promotion initiatives in higher education settings.
Keywords
Positive Mental Health Scale (PMHS), Psychometric properties, Concurrent validity, Internal consistency.
