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Azucena Brito-López1, David Flores-Castañeda1, Armando Muñoz-Comonfort1
1Laboratorio de Prospectiva, Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
Background:
Emerging adults (18-30 years) face challenges across mental, social, and biological dimensions, yet there are no specific primary care policies focused on health promotion and prevention.
Objective:
To develop an integral health construct and validate a scale that integrates mental, social, and biological dimensions.
Materials And Methods:
The construct was designed based on a literature review and expert consensus. Content validity (Aiken's V), reliability (Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega), and factorial structure (KMO index) were assessed.
Results:
The 18-item scale demonstrated high inter-nal consistency (a = 0.881; w = 0.871), strong content validity (Aiken's V = 0.85), and an adequate factorial structure (KMO = 0.923), with three components explaining 63.6% of the variance.
Conclusions:
The scale shows potential for preventive health monitoring in emerging adults and for use in primary care settings.