articleHealth and Quality of Life OutcomesFeb 19, 2009GOLD OA

Internal construct validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): a Rasch analysis using data from the Scottish Health Education Population Survey

SSSarah Stewart‐BrownATAlan TennantRTRuth TennantSPStephen PlattJPJane Parkinson

University of Warwick · University of Leeds · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet demand for instruments to measure mental well-being. It comprises 14 positively phrased Likert-style items and fulfils classic criteria for scale development. We report here the internal construct validity of WEMWBS from the perspective of the Rasch measurement model.

Methods

The model was applied to data collected from 779 respondents in Wave 12 (Autumn 2006) of the Scottish Health Education Population Survey. Respondents were aged 16-74 (average 41.9) yrs.

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Keywords
  • Rasch model
  • Likert scale
  • Feeling
  • Psychology
  • Scale (ratio)
  • Population
  • Item response theory
  • Construct validity
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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