Exploration on Keyes＇s Model of Mental Health for French Physically Active Adults

In France, there are relatively few studies concerning the SWB (subjective well-being) in sport field, partly because of the lack of valid and reliable scales to measure this construct. The purpose of this study was to test the validity of Keyes’s model of mental health. The sample consists of 663 French physically old adults. For positive mental health continuum, we used the MHC-SF (Mental Health Continuum-Short Form), the SVS (Subjective Vitality Scale), and the SWLS (Satisfaction With Life Scale). For evaluating the negative mental health continuum, we used the GHQ-12 (General Health Questionnaire-12). The results show a good structure validity for the French versions of MHC-SF, SVS, SWLS, and GHQ-12. They also demonstrated the bi-dimensionality of the complete mental health and confirmed positive and significant correlations among the positive well-being scales (MHC-SF, SVS, and SWLS) and negative correlation between these positive constructs and the GHQ-12.