Susu Yu, Xinyue Peng, Fan Wu, Jiani Yang, Cheng Zhou, Luyun Zhang, Hui Lin, Zhisheng Wei, Wenjuan Zhang
An Epidemiological Retrospective and Predictive Analysis of Rubella in Beijing, Haidian District of China
Journal of tropical pediatrics
abstract background increasing international interest concept mental wellbeing contribution aspects human life demand instruments monitor mental wellbeing population level evaluate mental health promotion initiatives growing article describes development validation new scale comprised positively worded items relating different aspects positive mental health warwickedinburgh mental wellbeing scale wemwbs methods wemwbs developed expert panel drawing current academic literature qualitative research focus groups psychometric testing existing scale validated student representative population sample content validity assessed reviewing frequency complete responses distribution responses item confirmatory factor analysis used test hypothesis scale measured single construct internal consistency assessed using cronbachs alpha criterion validity explored terms correlations wemwbs scales testing whether scale discriminated population groups line prespecified hypotheses testretest reliability assessed one week using intraclass correlation coefficients susceptibility bias measured using balanced inventory desired responding results wemwbs showed good content validity confirmatory factor analysis supported single factor hypothesis cronbachs alpha score 089 student sample 091 population sample suggests item redundancy scale wemwbs showed high correlations mental health wellbeing scales lower correlations scales measuring overall health distribution near normal scale show ceiling effects population sample discriminated population groups way largely consistent results population surveys testretest reliability one week high 083 social desirability bias lower similar comparable scales conclusion wemwbs measure mental wellbeing focusing entirely positive aspects mental health short psychometrically robust scale ceiling effects population sample offers promise tool monitoring mental wellbeing population level whilst wemwbs appeal evaluating mental health promotion initiatives important scales sensitivity change established recommended context