Validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale for the Mental Health Surveillance (MHS) of German adults
Both versions of the WEMWBS showed sound psychometric characteristics in the present German sample. The findings indicate that the instrument is suitable for measuring mental well-being at the population level due to its distributional properties. These results are promising, suggesting that the scale is suitable for use in a national MHS that aims to capture positive mental health in the population as a foundation for prevention and promotion efforts within public mental health.
Authors
- Caroline Cohrdes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-4145)
- Diana Peitz
- Julia Thom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4568-8844)
- Heike Hoelling
- Lena Walther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2703-5022)
Institutions
- Robert Koch Institute (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-024-02304-4
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.64
Funders
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
- Robert Koch Institut