Psychometric properties of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in Northern Ireland

Lloyd, Katrina; Devine, Paula

doi:10.3109/09638237.2012.670883

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“…The issue of less than perfect model fit has arisen in a number of studies employing CFA and Rasch model analysis, but these studies were with adult populations in different countries (Gremigni, & Stewart-Brown, 2011;Lloyd & Devine, 2012;López et al, 2013;Tennant et al, 2007a). Taken together, these studies demonstrate the importance of examining the psychometric properties of an instrument in different populations and in different settings (see Vaingankar et al, 2011).…”

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“…For a description of its development see Tennant et al (2007a;2007b). However, the data supporting its use come almost exclusively from adults: Cronbach alphas of = 0.87 -0.93 and significant correlations with other scales measuring components of affect or wellbeing Lloyd & Devine, 2012;Tennant et al, 2007a) including using the shorted 7 item version (Vaingankar, Subramaniam, Chong, Abdin, Edelen, Picco et al, 2011); significant age and gender effects (Tennant et al, 2007a); and test-retest reliability 0.66 -0.83 Tennant et al, 2007a). Two studies employing the Rasch model (Rasch, 1960(Rasch, , 1980 have also found support for the unidimensionality of the WEMWBS, but in the form of a shortened 7-item version (Bartram, Sinclair, & Baldwin, 2012;Stewart-Brown et al, 2009).…”

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Positive Mental Well-being in Australian Adolescents: Evaluating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

Hunter

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2015

The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

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While there is increasing recognition of the need to go beyond measures of mental ill health, there is a relative dearth of validated tools for assessing mental wellbeing among adolescents. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) is a promising tool for use in this context, and this study evaluated its use in an Australian context. The WEBWBS was completed by 829 Western Australian adolescents, aged 13 to 16 years old, drawn from grades 8, 9 and 10 in seven separate high schools. Using confirmatory factor analytic techniques, the utility of the full 14-item scale was not supported but good fit for a previously validated seven-item short version (SWEMWBS) was supported. Strong measurement invariance was demonstrated across age and weak measurement invariance was demonstrated across gender. The scale has good internal reliability. There were no differences in SWEMWBS scores across Grades 8 to 10. Overall, the SWEMWBS represents a useful tool for educational, developmental, and school psychologists investigating positive mental wellbeing in younger adolescents.

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Positive Mental Well-being in Australian Adolescents: Evaluating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

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2015

The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

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“…En la figura 1 se presenta la distribución de respuestas para la EBMWE, con una distribución normal (media 49.09 IC 95% 47.09 a 50.15) y una mediana de 50. Estos valores fueron similares a la mediana de 51 encontrada en la muestra poblacional de Escocia (Tennant et al, 2007b) y a la mediana de 51 encontrada en la muestra poblacional de Irlanda del Norte (Lloyd & Devine, 2012).…”

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“…El valor alcanzado por la escala fue de 0.89 (IC 95% 0.85-0.94) indicando un alto nivel de consistencia interna, coincidente con los hallazgos reportados en los trabajos originales de 0.91 (Tennant et al, 2007b) y 0.93 (Lloyd & Devine, 2012) La confiabilidad Test-retest se evaluó dentro de un subgrupo de 23 participantes valorados por el mismo investigador con un intervalo promedio de 90 días (DE = 47). El coeficiente de correlación intra-clase fue de 0.91 (p = 0.001) sugiriendo buena estabilidad a lo largo del tiempo.…”

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“…La escala ha sido validada en grupos e individuos (Maheswaran, Weich, Powell, & Stewart-Brown, 2012), en poblaciones de diferentes áreas geográficas (Lloyd & Devine, 2012;Stewart-Brown, Tennant, Tennant, Platt, Parkinson, & Weich, 2009;, con diferentes profesiones y culturas (Bartram, Sinclair, & Baldwin, 2013;Taggart, Friede, Weich, Clarke, Johnson, & Stewart-Brown, 2013), diferentes edades (Clarke, Friede, Putz, Ashdown, Martin, Blake, & Stewart-Brown, 2011), y capacidades cognitivas (Deary, Watson., Booth, & Gale, 2013).…”

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Traducción, adaptación al español y validación de la escala de bienestar mental de WARWICK-EDINBURGH en una muestra de adultos mayores argentinos.

Azcurra

2015

Acta. Colomb. Psicol.

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ResumenEl estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas y la estructura factorial de la Escala de Bienestar Mental de WarwickEdinburgh luego de realizar la traducción directa y revertida y su adaptación al español. Se validó la escala mediante su aplicación a una muestra de 910 adultos mayores argentinos, con edades comprendidas entre 71 y 96 años (media 81.4 años; DE 10.9 años). Se obtuvieron los siguientes indicadores: distribución de respuestas, consistencia interna, confiabilidad test-retest, validez de constructo, y se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio. En cuatro de los ítems se debieron modificar los términos para mantener la equivalencia conceptual con el original. El índice de confiabilidad alfa de Cronbach (0.89), la correlación ítem-escala total (0.41-0.78), el índice test-retest medido mediante el coeficiente de correlación intra-clase (CCI) (0.91) mostraron un nivel satisfactorio. El análisis factorial confirmatorio mostró un RMSEA de 0.054, considerado aceptable; un valor CFI igual a 0.963, un valor de NNFI 0.925 (levemente inferior al deseado) y un GFI con un valor de 0.991. Se obtuvo una solución de dos factores, por lo cual no se pudo sostener la hipótesis de uni-dimensionalidad de la escala original. Se concluye que la escala traducida y adaptada al español para una muestra de adultos mayores no institucionalizados tiene un ajuste adecuado, con alta consistencia interna y buena confiabilidad test-retest, con iguales valores de constructo que el instrumento original, lo que permitiría su uso en la población adulta mayor. Palabras clave: adultos mayores, bienestar psicológico, bienestar mental, propiedades psicométricas, análisis factorial confirmatorio TRANSLATION, SPANISH ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE WARWICK-EDINBURGH WELL-BEING SCALE IN A SAMPLE OF ARGENTINE OLDER ADULTS AbstractThe study assesses psychometric properties and factorial structure of the Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale after forward and backward translations and Spanish adaptation. The scale was validated by applying it to a sample of 910 Argentine elders, with ages ranging from 71 and 96 years (media 81.4 years; SD 10.9 years). The following measures were obtained: response distributions, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. In four of the original items, phrasing was modified to keep conceptual equivalence with the original instrument. Reliability (Cronbach´s alpha 0.89), item-total scale (0.41-0.78) and test-retest measured by intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) (0.91) were deemed appropriate. Confirmatory factorial analysis showed a RMSEA = 0.054, considered acceptable, a CFI = 0.963, a NNFI = 0.925 (slightly below the accepted value) and a GFI = 0.991. A two factor solution was obtained so it was not possible to hold the single dimensional hypothesis as in the original scale. The translated and adapted scale shows an appropriate level of adjustment, high internal consistency and good test-retest reliabil...

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Inter‐relationships between trait resilience, coping strategies, and mental health outcomes in autistic adults

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Resilience has been depicted as a key characteristic in the promotion of mental health in the face of stress and adversity. Despite high levels of stress encountered in the autistic population, resilience studies remain scarce. Using data from an Australian longitudinal adult study, this study explored the inter-relationships between trait resilience, coping, and mental health in a sample of autistic adults (N = 78). In particular, we examined the relationship between resilience and use of coping strategies, and the potential mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between resilience and mental health outcomes. Our findings suggested that increased use of engagement coping (e.g., problem-solving, positive appraisal) and decreased use of disengagement coping (e.g., self-blame, being in denial) strategies were associated with higher levels of resilience. Further, mediation analysis results suggest that disengagement coping mediated the associations between resilience and all three mental health outcomes (i.e., depression, anxiety, and well-being), while engagement coping strategies mediated the relationship between resilience and well-being only. Our results illustrate that coping strategies may be an important mechanism in explaining the resilience-mental health relationship in autistic adults, highlighting the importance of considering stressrelated constructs together (i.e., trait resilience and coping) when addressing support and intervention options for mental health difficulties in the autistic adult population. Lay SummaryThis research explored how resilience and coping strategies influence the mental health and well-being of autistic adults. We found that resilient autistic adults used more engagement coping strategies, less disengagement coping strategies, and reported better mental health and well-being. Considering stress-related factors together (i.e., resilience and coping) offers a novel perspective to mental health difficulties in autistic adults and may be a vital step in the development of support options in this population.

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Psychometric properties of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in Northern Ireland

Cited by 92 publications

References 7 publications

Positive Mental Well-being in Australian Adolescents: Evaluating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

Positive Mental Well-being in Australian Adolescents: Evaluating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

Traducción, adaptación al español y validación de la escala de bienestar mental de WARWICK-EDINBURGH en una muestra de adultos mayores argentinos.

Inter‐relationships between trait resilience, coping strategies, and mental health outcomes in autistic adults

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