ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Positive Mental Well-Being in Children: A Preliminary Structural Validation of the Factor Structure of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale.
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objectivesPromoting positive mental well-being (PMW) among primary school-aged children can reduce future risks of developing adverse mental health. However, there is a dearth of appropriate psychometrically sound measures of PMW that school psychologists, educators, and allied health professionals can utilise with children. The present study sought to provide preliminary evidence pertaining to the suitability of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) for use with children.
methodsTo conduct a preliminary structural validation of the factor structure of the WEMWBS, it was administered to 569 children (328 males, 238 females, 3 did not report their gender) aged 6 to 10 years of age from 14 Western Australian primary schools.
resultsAn exploratory factor analysis (EFA) from a stratified split-random sample (
conclusionsWhile the findings provide preliminary support for the suitability of the WEMWBS as a measure of children's PMW in real-world, ecologically valid settings like schools, caution is required for use with younger-aged children.
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