A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate students
Abstract Background The main aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) and to evaluate the metric properties of both versions by using a sample of undergradua...
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| author | Kashef Zayed Ehab Omara Ali Al-Shamli Nasser Al-Rawahi Ahmed Al Haramlah Asma A. Al-Attiyah Badriya Al-Haddabi Ali Al-Yarobi Majid Al-Busafi Khalifa Al-Jadidi |
| author_facet | Kashef Zayed Ehab Omara Ali Al-Shamli Nasser Al-Rawahi Ahmed Al Haramlah Asma A. Al-Attiyah Badriya Al-Haddabi Ali Al-Yarobi Majid Al-Busafi Khalifa Al-Jadidi |
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| description | Abstract Background The main aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) and to evaluate the metric properties of both versions by using a sample of undergraduate students from three Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia). Methods Six hundred ninety undergraduate students (340 M and 350 F; mean age = 21.16 ± 2.44) from Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (N OM = 238, N QA = 215, N SA = 237), voluntarily participated in this cross-section study. All of them responded to the WEMWBS, Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Frustration (BPNSFS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). The methodology involved utilizing descriptive statistics to understand the data’s characteristics, internal consistency analysis for reliability, correlation analysis for convergent validity, confirmatory factor analysis to validate the scales, and measurement invariance testing to ensure cross-group comparability. Model fit indices were employed to gauge the goodness of fit. Results The translated Arabic versions of the WEMWBS and SWEMWBS showed good reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.867 and 0.772, respectively. The findings of confirmatory factor analysis asserted the one-factor solution to interpret the item variances of the 14-item WEMWBS and 7-item SWEMWBS. The WEMWBS and SWEMWBS also showed significant positive relationships with need satisfaction and negative relationship with need frustration, and depression. Moreover, the SWEMWBS showed partial scalar invariance across genders and countries, while the WEMWBS showed only partial metric invariance across the three countries and partial scalar invariance across genders. Conclusions Our study highlights the appropriateness of both versions of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in assessing the psychological well-being of Arab undergraduate students. The employment of these tools is strongly encouraged for the assessment of mental well-being within a comparable adult population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe5fb01c6a4643fab844fdf200eb5ba22023-11-20T11:20:03ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832023-11-0111111010.1186/s40359-023-01443-5A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate studentsKashef Zayed0Ehab Omara1Ali Al-Shamli2Nasser Al-Rawahi3Ahmed Al Haramlah4Asma A. Al-Attiyah5Badriya Al-Haddabi6Ali Al-Yarobi7Majid Al-Busafi8Khalifa Al-Jadidi9Sultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversitySuhar UniversityQatar UniversityHafr Albaten UniversityQatar UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversityAbstract Background The main aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) and to evaluate the metric properties of both versions by using a sample of undergraduate students from three Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia). Methods Six hundred ninety undergraduate students (340 M and 350 F; mean age = 21.16 ± 2.44) from Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (N OM = 238, N QA = 215, N SA = 237), voluntarily participated in this cross-section study. All of them responded to the WEMWBS, Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Frustration (BPNSFS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). The methodology involved utilizing descriptive statistics to understand the data’s characteristics, internal consistency analysis for reliability, correlation analysis for convergent validity, confirmatory factor analysis to validate the scales, and measurement invariance testing to ensure cross-group comparability. Model fit indices were employed to gauge the goodness of fit. Results The translated Arabic versions of the WEMWBS and SWEMWBS showed good reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.867 and 0.772, respectively. The findings of confirmatory factor analysis asserted the one-factor solution to interpret the item variances of the 14-item WEMWBS and 7-item SWEMWBS. The WEMWBS and SWEMWBS also showed significant positive relationships with need satisfaction and negative relationship with need frustration, and depression. Moreover, the SWEMWBS showed partial scalar invariance across genders and countries, while the WEMWBS showed only partial metric invariance across the three countries and partial scalar invariance across genders. Conclusions Our study highlights the appropriateness of both versions of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in assessing the psychological well-being of Arab undergraduate students. The employment of these tools is strongly encouraged for the assessment of mental well-being within a comparable adult population.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01443-5ValidationMental Well-beingWEMWBSDepressionNeed satisfactionNeed frustration |
| spellingShingle | Kashef Zayed Ehab Omara Ali Al-Shamli Nasser Al-Rawahi Ahmed Al Haramlah Asma A. Al-Attiyah Badriya Al-Haddabi Ali Al-Yarobi Majid Al-Busafi Khalifa Al-Jadidi A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate students BMC Psychology Validation Mental Well-being WEMWBS Depression Need satisfaction Need frustration |
| title | A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate students |
| title_full | A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate students |
| title_fullStr | A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate students |
| title_full_unstemmed | A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate students |
| title_short | A validation study of the Arabic version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scale among undergraduate students |
| title_sort | validation study of the arabic version of the warwick edinburgh mental well being scale among undergraduate students |
| topic | Validation Mental Well-being WEMWBS Depression Need satisfaction Need frustration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01443-5 |
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