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Measuring mental well-being : Italian validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS)
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Gremigni, Paola and Stewart-Brown, Sarah L. (2011) Measuring mental well-being : Italian validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS). Giornale Italiano di Psicologia (No.2). pp. 485-508. doi:10.1421/35174 ISSN 0390-5349.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1421/35174
Abstract
This article describes the Italian validation of a scale recently developed in UK to measure different aspects of positive mental health: the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS). The Italian WEMWBS was administered to 345 subjects (46.7% males) aged 18 to 80 years (mean age = 39.90). One year later the scale was completed by a 52-subjects independent group aged 19-78 years (50% males; mean age 40.94) to assess one week test-retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a single factor hypothesis (CFI = .92, RMSEA = .06, SRMR = .08), although the Italian validation suggested that two items should be eliminated. A Cronbach's alpha of 0.87 and a one-week test-retest of 0.80 indicated a good reliability as both internal consistency and stability. The scale was sufficiently free from the effect of social desirability (r = 0.15), and showed high correlations with other mental health and well-being scales (p < 0.01). The Italian WEMWBS showed good psychometric qualities. As a short scale, it is an appropriate tool for monitoring mental well-being at a population level.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Giornale Italiano di Psicologia | ||||
Publisher: | Societa Editrice Il Mulino | ||||
ISSN: | 0390-5349 | ||||
Book Title: | A Practical Manual of Diabetes in Pregnancy | ||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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Number: | No.2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 485-508 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1421/35174 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
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