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Lehtinen V, Sohlman B, Kovess-Masfety V. Level of positive mental health in the European Union: results from the Eurobarometer 2002 survey. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2005;1:9doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-1-9.
Lehtinen, V., Sohlman, B., & Kovess-Masfety, V. (2005). Level of positive mental health in the European Union: results from the Eurobarometer 2002 survey. Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-0179-1-9
Lehtinen, Ville, et al. "Level of positive mental health in the European Union: results from the Eurobarometer 2002 survey." Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH vol. 1 (2005): 9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-0179-1-9
Lehtinen V, Sohlman B, Kovess-Masfety V. Level of positive mental health in the European Union: results from the Eurobarometer 2002 survey. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2005 Jul 21;1:9. doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-1-9. PMID: 16042763; PMCID: PMC1188064.
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Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2005 Jul 21;1:9. doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-1-9.

Level of positive mental health in the European Union: results from the Eurobarometer 2002 survey.

Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH

Ville Lehtinen, Britta Sohlman, Viviane Kovess-Masfety

Affiliations

  1. National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, STAKES, Helsinki, Finland. [email protected]

PMID: 16042763 PMCID: PMC1188064 DOI: 10.1186/1745-0179-1-9

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Few epidemiological studies have focused on the occurrence of positive mental health, and those comparing several countries practically non-existent. This study presents comparative findings of positive mental health in 11 EU countries or regions, based on the Eurobarometer 2002 (autumn) survey.

METHOD: The sample (n = 10,878) represents the general population, aged 15 or over, of 11 European countries or regions (all old EU Member States except Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Finland and Great Britain which had to be excluded because of poor response rate, less than 45%). The method of opinion survey was applied using face-to-face interviews. The Energy and Vitality Index (EVI) from the SF-36 questionnaire was use as measure of positive mental health.

RESULTS: Overall, there were between-country differences in the gender- and age-adjusted EVI mean scores. In general, poorer mental health was found in women, older age groups, those in poor economic position and those experiencing weak social support.

CONCLUSION: Methodological biases cannot be fully excluded, and thus, one has to take the presented results with certain caution, especially when comparing the results from the different countries. On the other hand, the results on the determinants of positive mental health are in concordance with most previous studies.

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