The Dutch Mental Health Continuum Short Form – Revised
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
The Dutch Mental Health Continuum Short Form – Revised
Project Number
239
Abstract
This research aims to assess the psychometric properties of the revised instrument (MHC-SF-R) in a large field test.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-05-2020
End date
26-05-2020
Topics
Researcher
Gerben J. Westerhof (University of Twente); Peter ten Klooster (University of Twente)
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2021 CentERdata
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-25d-n6kr
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ss20a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ss20a001 | What version of the scale was presented to the respondent? number 1 - 4 | constructed |
| ss20a002 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I am happy. | directly measured |
| ss20a003 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I am interested in life. | directly measured |
| ss20a004 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I am satisfied with my life. | directly measured |
| ss20a005 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I make a valuable contribution to our society. | directly measured |
| ss20a006 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I think our country is developing well. | directly measured |
| ss20a007 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I accept others as they are. | directly measured |
| ss20a008 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I belong to a group of people. | directly measured |
| ss20a009 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I understand how our society works. | directly measured |
| ss20a010 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I accept myself as I am. | directly measured |
| ss20a011 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I have mastery of my life. | directly measured |
| ss20a012 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I share love and sorrow with some people. | directly measured |
| ss20a013 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I can develop myself. | directly measured |
| ss20a014 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I dare to express my ideas. | directly measured |
| ss20a015 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I feel my life has meaning. | directly measured |
| ss20a016 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I can mean something to others. | directly measured |
| ss20a017 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I am satisfied with my social contacts. | directly measured |
| ss20a018 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I feel related to other people. | directly measured |
| ss20a019 | In the past week, how often did you feel? I can count on others to help me. | directly measured |
| ss20a020 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you were happy? | directly measured |
| ss20a021 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you were satisfied with life? | directly measured |
| ss20a022 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you had something important to contribute to society? | directly measured |
| ss20a023 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that our society is becoming a better place for people? | directly measured |
| ss20a024 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you liked most parts of your personality? | directly measured |
| ss20a025 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you had warm and trusting relationships with others? | directly measured |
| ss20a026 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you were happy? | directly measured |
| ss20a027 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you were interested in life? | directly measured |
| ss20a028 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you were satisfied with life? | directly measured |
| ss20a029 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you had something important to contribute to society? | directly measured |
| ss20a030 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you belonged to a community (like a social group, or your neigborhood)? | directly measured |
| ss20a031 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that our society is becoming a better place for people? | directly measured |
| ss20a032 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that people are basically good? | directly measured |
| ss20a033 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that the way our society works makes sense to you? | directly measured |
| ss20a034 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you liked most parts of your personality? | directly measured |
| ss20a035 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you were good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life? | directly measured |
| ss20a036 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you had warm and trusting relationships with others? | directly measured |
| ss20a037 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you had experiences that challenged you to grow and become a better person? | directly measured |
| ss20a038 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that you were confident to think or express your own ideas and opinions? | directly measured |
| ss20a039 | In the past month, how often did you feel ...that your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it? | directly measured |
| ss20a040 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you were happy? | directly measured |
| ss20a041 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you were interested in life? | directly measured |
| ss20a042 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you were satisfied with life? | directly measured |
| ss20a043 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you had something important to contribute to society? | directly measured |
| ss20a044 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you belonged to a community (like a social group, or your neigborhood)? | directly measured |
| ss20a045 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that our society is becoming a better place for people? | directly measured |
| ss20a046 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that people are basically good? | directly measured |
| ss20a047 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that the way our society works makes sense to you? | directly measured |
| ss20a048 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you liked most parts of your personality? | directly measured |
| ss20a049 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you were good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life? | directly measured |
| ss20a050 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you had warm and trusting relationships with others? | directly measured |
| ss20a051 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you had experiences that challenged you to grow and become a better person? | directly measured |
| ss20a052 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that you were confident to think or express your own ideas and opinions? | directly measured |
| ss20a053 | In the past week, how often did you feel ...that your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it? | directly measured |
| ss20a054 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I am happy. | directly measured |
| ss20a055 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I am interested in life. | directly measured |
| ss20a056 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I am satisfied with my life. | directly measured |
| ss20a057 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I make a valuable contribution to our society. | directly measured |
| ss20a058 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I think our country is developing well. | directly measured |
| ss20a059 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I accept others as they are. | directly measured |
| ss20a060 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I belong to a group of people, my neighborhood or city. | directly measured |
| ss20a061 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I understand how our society works. | directly measured |
| ss20a062 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I accept myself as I am. | directly measured |
| ss20a063 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I have mastery of my life. | directly measured |
| ss20a064 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I share love and sorrow with some people. | directly measured |
| ss20a065 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I can develop myself. | directly measured |
| ss20a066 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I dare to express my ideas. | directly measured |
| ss20a067 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I feel my life has meaning. | directly measured |
| ss20a068 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I can mean something to others. | directly measured |
| ss20a069 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I am satisfied with my social contacts. | directly measured |
| ss20a070 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I feel related to other people. | directly measured |
| ss20a071 | In the past month, how often did you feel? I can count on others to help me. | directly measured |
| ss20a072 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ss20a073 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ss20a074 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ss20a075 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ss20a076 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ss20a077 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| ss20a078 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| ss20a079 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| ss20a080 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| ss20a081 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: The Dutch Mental Health Continuum Short Form – Revised
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch
Browse The Dutch Mental Health Continuum Short Form – RevisedResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 3,571 (100.0%)Non-response: 847 (23.7%)
Response: 2,724 (76.3%)
Complete: 2,719 (76.1%)
Incomplete: 5 (0.1%)
Collection Events
Period
04-05-2020 to 26-05-2020
Sample
The aim was a net response of 2,500 panel members in total, equally divided into eight groups based on age and gender. Four age groups were requested, with an equal number of men and women in each group as much as possible: (18 – 29; 30 – 49; 50 – 64; >=65).
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Publications
Predictors of emotional, psychological, and social well-being during COVID-19: The effects of extraversion, adherence to social distancing measures, and gender on well-being in times of corona University of Twente; Labes, N.
The psychometric network structure of mental health in the general population University of Twente; Kugelmann, M. N.