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Table 1 Prevalence of positive mental health assessed by MHC-SF in previous studies

From: Prevalence and correlates of positive mental health in Chinese adolescents

Author(s), year

Target group

Age span

Sample size

Prevalence

Country

Lim, 2014 [16]

Adolescents

10th grade, mean 16.08

547

11.7%

South Korea

Karas et al., 2014 [17]

Aged above 16

16–81

2115

26.0%

Poland

Petrillo et al., 2014 [18]

Adults

18–89

1438

30.9%

Italy

Salama-Younes, 2011 [19]

Adolescents

12–18

339

23.48%

Egypt

Keyes et al., 2008 [20]

Adults

30–80 or older

1050

20%

South Africa

Keyes, 2005 [14]

Adults

25–74

3032

18%

United States

Dyrbye et al., 2012 [61]

College students

Not applicable

4400

53.1%

United States

Gilmour, 2014 [15]

Adolescents and adults

15–75 or older

25,113

76.9%

Canada

Yin et al., 2013 [25]

Adults

20–60 or older

2021

43.4%

China

Singh et al., 2015 [21]

Adolescents

13–18

539

46.4%

India