Evidence for the Psychometric Validity, Internal Consistency and Measurement Invariance of Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale Scores in Scottish and Irish Adolescents

McKay, Michael T.; Andretta, James R.

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.071

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“…The response scale ranged from (1) None of the time to (5) All of the time, where higher sum scores indicated higher mental well-being (range 14-70). The WEMWBS has been validated in the general population (2), clinical samples (30), and in adolescents (31)(32)(33). Cronbach's alpha for the scale in the present study was .88 (T1) and .90 (T2).…”

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Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Moksnes¹,

Reidunsdatter²

2019

Nor J Epidemiol

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Aim: Adolescence represent an important period for positive mental health development. The aim of the present paper was to investigate gender differences as well as the level, stability and predictive role of mental health (symptoms of depression/anxiety and mental well-being) and self-esteem in adolescents during a school year.Methods: The study sample consisted of a cohort of 351 students aged 15–21 years in Mid-Norway. In a survey administrated at the beginning and end of the 2016/2017 school year, mental well-being was assessed with Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, depression/anxiety with Hopkins Symptom Checklist and self-esteem with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Two models were tested for prediction; self-esteem on mental health (vulnerability model) and mental health on self-esteem (scar model).Results: Girls reported significantly higher depression/anxiety than boys and showed a slightly significant increase in depression/anxiety, stress and self-esteem during the two assessments. Boys scored significantly higher on mental well-being and self-esteem and reported stable mental health during the school year. Selfesteem significantly predicted depression/anxiety and mental well-being. Mental well-being and depression/ anxiety also significantly predicted self-esteem.Conclusion: The results suggest that self-esteem and mental health are reciprocally associated. The results underline the gender differences in overall mental health in adolescents and thus the potential importance of acknowledging gender when working on universal strategies for positive mental health development.

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Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Moksnes¹,

Reidunsdatter²

2019

Nor J Epidemiol

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“…The response scale ranged from 1. none of the time to 5. all of the time, where high scale scores indicated better mental wellbeing. In accordance with past studies, the SWEMWBS was estimated as the sum of the individual item scores (McKay & Andretta, 2017;Tennant et al, 2007), which ranged from 7 to 35 (Cronbach's a ¼ .88). The SWEMWBS has been validated among adolescents in previous studies (Clarke et al, 2011;McKay & Andretta, 2017;Ringdal, Bradley Eilertsen, Bjornsen, Espnes, & Moksnes, 2018).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (2014) states that 15-20% of children and adolescents between 3 and 18 years old reports having mental health problems that affects their daily living and 7% have symptoms that meet the requirements for a psychiatric diagnosis. Therefore, it is an important public health priority to examine mental health in adolescence and the factors that explain variances in mental health (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2014;McKay & Andretta, 2017).…”

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Social support, bullying, school-related stress and mental health in adolescence

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The current study aimed to examine the impact of social support, bullying and schoolrelated stress on both positive and negative aspects of mental health in adolescence. In addition, the possible buffering effects of social support related to school performance was investigated. The analyses were based on a cross-sectional survey of 1814 students between 15 and 21 years old from five upper secondary schools in Norway. Multiple hierarchical linear regression models with robust standard errors were estimated, and potential confounders were controlled for. Social support from friends and family, bullying and school-related stress were significantly associated with both wellbeing and anxiety and depression symptoms, with small to moderate effect sizes. However, the associations with the two aspects of mental health varied. Being bullied was strongest associated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Stress of interaction with teachers was weakly associated with anxiety and depression symptoms and unrelated to wellbeing. The findings provide no solid support for the buffering effects of social support related to stress of school performance on wellbeing, nor anxiety and depression symptoms.

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“…Mental Well-Being anales de psicología / annals of psychology, 2020, vol. 36, nº 1 (january) sitive mental well-being (e.g., "I've been feeling cheerful", or "I have been feeling relaxed") and eudaimonic elements of positive mental well-being (e.g., "I've had energy to spare", or "I've been thinking clearly") (McKay & Andretta, 2017). Prior studies have shown that mental well-being is associated with self-compassion, perceived social support, emotional support, hope and constructive thinking (Bloom, Stewart, Johnston, Banks, & Fobair, 2001;Demirtaş, Baytemir, & Güllü, 2018;Imtiaz & Kamal, 2016;Khalled & Jabr, 2016).…”

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“…The construct of mental well-being is also an important health indicator of adolescents. For instance, McKay and Andretta (2017) found, on a sample composed by 2721 high school students in Scotland and Northern Ireland, that mental well-being had a positive relationship with self-rated health and a negative association with psychosomatic symptomatology. Similarly, Lopez et al (2013) reported in their research on college sample that positive affect, life satisfaction, and overall health had positive high correlations with mental well-being.…”

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Cognitive Flexibility and Mental Well-Being in Turkish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Academic, Social and Emotional Self-Efficacy

Demirtaş¹

2019

AN PSICOL-SPAIN

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Título: Flexibilidad cognitiva y bienestar mental en adolescentes turcos: El papel mediador de la autoeficacia académica, social y emocional. Resumen: La adolescencia es una etapa crítica de crecimiento y desarrollo en el ciclo de vida de un individuo. Debido a la importancia del éxito en el desarrollo durante esta etapa, con implicaciones del desarrollo adulto y la salud mental positiva, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo examinar los roles predictores de la flexibilidad cognitiva y la autoeficacia en el bienestar mental de los adolescentes turcos. Además, dado que se considera que la asociación entre la flexibilidad cognitiva y la autoeficacia tiene efectos cruciales en el bienestar mental de los adolescentes, se suponía que la autoeficacia académica, social y emocional podría mediar la relación entre la flexibilidad cognitiva y el bienestar mental. . Los participantes de la investigación están compuestos por 192 mujeres (49 %) y 200 hombres (51 %), Un total de 392 estudiantes de secundaria que asistían a cuatro escuelas secundarias diferentes se inscribieron en los grados 9-12, en una ciudad de Turquía. El Inventario de Flexibilidad Cognitiva, la Escala de Autoeficacia para Niños y la Escala de Bienestar Mental Warwick-Edinburgh se aplicaron en la recolección de datos. Los resultados mostraron que la flexibilidad cognitiva se correlacionó positivamente con las subdimensiones de autoeficacia y bienestar mental. Además, las subdimensiones de autoeficacia se correlacionan positivamente con el bienestar mental. Los resultados del modelo mediacional indicaron que la autoeficacia académica, social y emocional sirvió para mediar la relación entre la flexibilidad cognitiva y el bienestar mental. Los resultados de la investigación se discutieron a la luz de la literatura y se propusieron algunas sugerencias para expertos e investigadores en salud mental. El Inventario de Flexibilidad Cognitiva, la Escala de Autoeficacia para Niños y la Escala de Bienestar Mental Warwick-Edinburgh se aplicaron en la recolección de datos. Los resultados mostraron que la flexibilidad cognitiva se correlacionó positivamente con las subdimensiones de autoeficacia y bienestar mental. Además, las subdimensiones de autoeficacia se correlacionan positivamente con el bienestar mental. Los resultados del modelo mediacional indicaron que la autoeficacia académica, social y emocional sirvió para mediar la relación entre la flexibilidad cognitiva y el bienestar mental. Los resultados de la investigación se discutieron a la luz de la literatura y se propusieron algunas sugerencias para expertos e investigadores en salud mental.Abstract: Adolescence is a critical stage of growth and development in life-cycle of an individual. Because of the importance of developmental success during this stage, with implications of adult development and positive mental health, the current study aims to examine the predictor roles of cognitive flexibility and self-efficacy on mental well-being of Turkish adolescents. Moreover, as the association between cognitive ...

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Evidence for the Psychometric Validity, Internal Consistency and Measurement Invariance of Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale Scores in Scottish and Irish Adolescents

Cited by 88 publications

References 23 publications

Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents – level and stability during a school year

Social support, bullying, school-related stress and mental health in adolescence

Cognitive Flexibility and Mental Well-Being in Turkish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Academic, Social and Emotional Self-Efficacy

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