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However, brief and psychometrically sound instruments for assessing positive mental health in Peruvian nursing personnel remain limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale (PMH-Scale) in Peruvian nursing professionals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Instrumental, quantitative, cross-sectional, and non-experimental study with 328 participants. The internal structure was analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Reliability was assessed with Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1 and McDonald\u2019s \u03c9. Invariance was measured by sex, participation in religious activities, and the type of psychological care received. 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