Abstract

SANTIAGO, Jaione; BERNARAS, Elena  and  JAUREGUIZAR, Joana. Positive mental health: From the concept to the construct. Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental [online]. 2020, n.spe7, pp.115-121. ISSN 1647-2160.  https://doi.org/10.19131/rpesm.0256.

BACKGROUND:Defining Positive Mental Health (PMH) and knowing the "etiology of Mental Health" remains difficult. Studies to conceptualize and operationalize the positive aspect of Mental Health have increased exponentially, giving rise to multiple related concepts such as Psychological Wellbeing, Flourishing or PMH. AIM: To analyze the PMH as a concept, to describe its historical evolution. (2) To analyze the PMH as a construct, exploring in parallel its dimensions and factors proposed in the various existing theoretical models. METHODS: Literature review by means of search in the Web of Science, PubMed, Scielo, PsycINFO and Psicodoc databases,whose inclusion criteria were: to be written in English, Spanish or Portuguese, available in full-text and whose subject matter deals with the SMP.The search terms were: Positive Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Well-being, Psychological Well-being, Emotional Well-being and Flourish. RESULTS A total of 128 articles were obtained that gave answer to the objectives, although 20 were finally used for the accomplishment of this work. After the categorial analysis of the information obtained, two sections were established to respond to the objectives. CONCLUSIONS: The PMH as a concept has found its place in the field of Public Health, and Psychology, being comparable to terms such as Well-Being or Flourish. As a construct, Hedonia and Eudamonia constitute themselves as its main components.

Keywords : Mental health; Health promotion; Psychological theory; Review.

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