Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)

Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Alves, Daniele Evelin; Knapstad, Marit; Haug, Ellen; Aarø, Leif Edvard

doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1343-x

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“…The response scale ranged from (1) None of the time to (5) All of the time, where higher sum scores indicated higher mental well-being (range 14-70). The WEMWBS has been validated in the general population (2), clinical samples (30), and in adolescents (31)(32)(33). Cronbach's alpha for the scale in the present study was .88 (T1) and .90 (T2).…”

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Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Moksnes¹,

Reidunsdatter²

2019

Nor J Epidemiol

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Aim: Adolescence represent an important period for positive mental health development. The aim of the present paper was to investigate gender differences as well as the level, stability and predictive role of mental health (symptoms of depression/anxiety and mental well-being) and self-esteem in adolescents during a school year.Methods: The study sample consisted of a cohort of 351 students aged 15–21 years in Mid-Norway. In a survey administrated at the beginning and end of the 2016/2017 school year, mental well-being was assessed with Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, depression/anxiety with Hopkins Symptom Checklist and self-esteem with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Two models were tested for prediction; self-esteem on mental health (vulnerability model) and mental health on self-esteem (scar model).Results: Girls reported significantly higher depression/anxiety than boys and showed a slightly significant increase in depression/anxiety, stress and self-esteem during the two assessments. Boys scored significantly higher on mental well-being and self-esteem and reported stable mental health during the school year. Selfesteem significantly predicted depression/anxiety and mental well-being. Mental well-being and depression/ anxiety also significantly predicted self-esteem.Conclusion: The results suggest that self-esteem and mental health are reciprocally associated. The results underline the gender differences in overall mental health in adolescents and thus the potential importance of acknowledging gender when working on universal strategies for positive mental health development.

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Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Moksnes¹,

Reidunsdatter²

2019

Nor J Epidemiol

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“…Population-level studies support the psychometric properties of the WEMWBS as a measure of mental wellbeing (Clarke et al, 2011;Lloyd & Devine, 2012), including cross cultural studies (Taggart et al, 2013;Trousselard et al, 2016). The WEMWBS is inversely related to measures of common psychopathology assessing symptoms of depression and anxiety (Smith, Alves, Knapstad, Haug, & Aarø, 2017) and is positively related to favourable psychosocial working conditions (Bartram, Yadegarfar, Sinclair, & Baldwin, 2011). In the current study the WEMWBS reported satisfactory reliability α = 0.95.…”

Section: Psychological Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 88%

Preliminary psychometric validation of a brief screening tool for athlete mental health among male elite athletes: the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire

Rice

Parker

Mawren

et al. 2019

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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There is growing interest in the area of elite athlete mental health, however brief, valid and reliable screening instruments designed to identify early indictors of athlete-specific distress and potential mental health symptoms are lacking. This study sought to develop a brief screening instrument for athlete populationsthe Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ)and examine convergent, divergent and construct validity. A twostage psychometric validation study was undertaken. Self-report data was collected from 1,007 currently competing Australian elite male athletes (M = 23.67, SD = 4.16). The sample was randomly partitioned into calibration (n = 497) and validation (n = 510) samples. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and tests of differential item functioning were conducted. Exploratory factor analysis, with parallel analysis, conducted on the calibration sample supported a three-factor solution, with subscales assessing Self-Regulation, Performance and External Coping accounting for 50.44% of total scale variance. Confirmatory factor analysis supported this three-factor model, yielding excellent model fit indices (CFI = 0.976, TLI = 0.966, RMSEA = 0.055, SRMR = 0.032), with the Bayesian Information Criterion supporting the superordinate structure. Differential item functioning analysis indicated item-equivalence relative to athletes' level of education and ethnicity. As predicted, a multivariate effect indicated higher APSQ scores for currently injured athletes (p = .040) with a univariate effect on the Performance subscale. The APSQ may help identify early symptoms of athlete psychological strain facilitating timely management. Replication and validation studies in broader samples, including female athletes and comparison with other athlete-specific, coping and stress measures are needed.

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“…The outcome variables mental wellbeing, and anxiety and depression symptoms were both included as measures of mental health. A Norwegian translation of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS) was used to measure mental wellbeing (Smith, Alves, Knapstad, Haug, & Aaro, 2017;Stewart-Brown et al, 2009). The respondents were asked how they had felt about the following positively worded statements over the past two weeks: 1.…”

Section: Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social support, bullying, school-related stress and mental health in adolescence

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The current study aimed to examine the impact of social support, bullying and schoolrelated stress on both positive and negative aspects of mental health in adolescence. In addition, the possible buffering effects of social support related to school performance was investigated. The analyses were based on a cross-sectional survey of 1814 students between 15 and 21 years old from five upper secondary schools in Norway. Multiple hierarchical linear regression models with robust standard errors were estimated, and potential confounders were controlled for. Social support from friends and family, bullying and school-related stress were significantly associated with both wellbeing and anxiety and depression symptoms, with small to moderate effect sizes. However, the associations with the two aspects of mental health varied. Being bullied was strongest associated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Stress of interaction with teachers was weakly associated with anxiety and depression symptoms and unrelated to wellbeing. The findings provide no solid support for the buffering effects of social support related to stress of school performance on wellbeing, nor anxiety and depression symptoms.

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Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)

Cited by 60 publications

References 40 publications

Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Preliminary psychometric validation of a brief screening tool for athlete mental health among male elite athletes: the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire

Social support, bullying, school-related stress and mental health in adolescence

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