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Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS)

  • The WEMWBS is a 14-item scale that measures mental wellbeing. Relevant reference found below:

    • Stewart-Brown, S., Tennant, A., Tennant, R., Platt, S., Parkinson, J., & Weich, S. (2009). Internal construct validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): a Rasch analysis using data from the Scottish Health Education Population Survey. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 7.

    Citation reference:

    • Tennant, R., Hiller, L., Fishwick, R., Platt, S., Joseph, S., Weich, S., . . . Stewart-Brown, S. (2007). The Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 5.

    Participants were asked to respond to how well each statement described their experiences in the last two weeks. Responses on the WEMWBS were recorded on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 'None of the time” to 'All of the time”.