Psychometric properties of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in Northern Ireland
Psychometric properties of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in Northern Ireland
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DOI：
10.3109/09638237.2012.670883
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Devine, Paula
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作者：
Lloyd, Katrina;Devine, Paula
背景：沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康量表（WEMWBS）是一项相对较新的衡量标准，迄今为止已在英格兰和苏格兰的学生样本以及苏格兰的人口样本中得到验证。没有关于 WEMWBS 在北爱尔兰一般人群中使用时的心理测量特性的数据，考虑到该地区的麻烦历史，该地区的健康和福祉可能会有所不同。目的：本文是使用这一新问卷评估北爱尔兰心理健康的首次尝试。方法：数据来自 2009/2010 年连续家庭调查，分析基于 3355 名 16 岁及以上人群的回答， 完成了完整的 WEMWBS。结果：结果表明，使用 WEMWBS 在北爱尔兰成年人的大规模随机样本中收集的数据与为英国其他地区的成年人生成的数据相当。结论：这项研究的结果很重要，因为任何据称已在英国得到验证的心理健康指标都需要包括北爱尔兰，因为该地区近期的内战历史及其对健康的潜在影响 及其人民的福祉。
Background: The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) is a relatively new measure and to date has been validated in student samples in England and Scotland, and in population samples in Scotland. No data exist on the psychometric properties of the WEMWBS when used within a general population in Northern Ireland, a region that might be expected to differ in health and wellbeing given its troubled history.Aims: This paper represents the first attempt to assess mental well-being in Northern Ireland using this new questionnaire.Method: Data came from the 2009/2010 Continuous Household Survey and analyses are based on the responses of 3355 people aged 16 years and over who completed the full WEMWBS.Results: The results suggest that the data collected using the WEMWBS among a large-scale random sample of adults in Northern Ireland are comparable to those produced for adults in other parts of the UK.Conclusion: The findings from this study are important as any measure of mental well-being purported to have been validated for the UK needs to include Northern Ireland, given that region's recent history in terms of the civil conflict and its potential impact on the health and well-being of its population.