The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing international interest in the concept of mental well-being and its contribution to all aspects of human life. Demand for instruments to monitor mental well-being at a population level and evaluate mental health promotion initiatives is growing. This article describes the development and validation of a new scale, comprised only of positively worded items relating to different aspects of positive mental health: the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS).

Methods

WEMWBS was developed by an expert panel drawing on current academic literature, qualitative research with focus groups, and psychometric testing of an existing scale. It was validated on a student and representative population sample. Content validity was assessed by reviewin

SUBMITTER: Tennant R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2222612 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature