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Measuring mental well-being: A validation of the Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale in Norwegian and Swedish:
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The psychometric properties of the Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS) were acceptable in both the Norwegian and the Swedish translations of the scale.Abstract:
Aims: Mental health, currently one of the biggest challenges worldwide, requires attention and research. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Short Warwick–Edinbu...read more
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Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Response to COVID-19 and Their Associations with Mental Health in 3052 US Adults.
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Evaluating and establishing national norms for mental wellbeing using the short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS): findings from the Health Survey for England
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Self-esteem mediates the relationship between mindfulness and well-being
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Measuring mental well-being in Denmark: Validation of the original and short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale (WEMWBS and SWEMWBS) and cross-cultural comparison across four European settings.
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TL;DR: The (S)WEMWBS appear to be appropriate instruments to measure mental well-being in the Danish population, and the present findings encourage the use of the scales, particularly SWEMWbs, in epidemiological, intervention and evaluation studies in research and practice.
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