Positive mental wellbeing or symptoms of depression? Discriminant validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale

Positive mental wellbeing or symptoms of depression? Discriminant validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale

Abstract Background Scales for the measurement of mental wellbeing and psychological distress are often used as if they measure different underlying concepts. This assumption is addressed in the present study by examining the discriminant validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEM...

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Main Authors: Leif Edvard Aarø, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
PHQ-9
WEMWBS
Discriminant validity
Bifactor modelling
Survey instruments
Depression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06922-0
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