Abstract
<p>Abstract Background: Research on families of people with intellectual disabilities has traditionally focused on negative aspects of mental health. A scoping review of studies on positive mental health aimed to map existing operationalisations, correlates, and methods used.Method: We searched Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ProQuest Dissertation, EThOS and Google Scholar for quantitative studies on positive mental health. Findings were mapped on a multi-dimensional framework developed from existing models and evidence. Results: Positive mental health was most commonly operationalised as emotional and psychological well-being, with fewer studies examining social or existential well-being. Most frequently researched correlates were psychological resources of caregivers, behaviours of individuals with intellectual disabilities, and social support.Conclusions: Research on positive mental health has increased but it still weighs heavily towards emotional and psychological well-being, individual-level correlates, and mothers. More research is needed on relational and existential well-being, fathers, siblings, grandparents and the role of contextual factors, services and policies.</p>