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Article: The reliability and validity of the Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in the general population of Hong Kong

TitleThe reliability and validity of the Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in the general population of Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsMental health
Well-being
Reliability
Validity
Issue Date2019
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.springer.com/journal/11136
Citation
Quality of Life Research, 2019, v. 28 n. 10, p. 2813-2820 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the 7-item Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) in Hong Kong Chinese. Methods: Under “A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society” project, a random telephone survey was conducted in 2017 on 1331 Hong Kong Chinese residents aged ≥ 18. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test the factorial validity. The Spearman correlations of the SWEMWBS with other scales including the 12-item short form health survey (SF-12), family well-being, self-rated health, the global happiness item (GHI), subjective happiness scale (SHS), and patient health questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), were used to evaluate the convergent and divergent validity. Known-group validity was also assessed. We calculated congeneric reliability based on standardized factor loadings and error variances. Two-week test–retest reliability was assessed in 100 randomly selected respondents using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: Among the weighted sample, 55.9% were female and 72.9% were 25 to 64 years old. The CFA indicated good validity of the SWEMWBS. The SWEMWBS had moderate correlations with SHS, SF-12 mental component, PHQ-4 and GHI, but a weak correlation with SF-12 physical component. Older respondents, those with higher education level, married, working, with higher household income reported higher level of well-being. The congeneric reliability of the SWEMWBS was 0.85. Moderate to good test–retest reliability was observed (ICC 0.70, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.80). Conclusion: The Chinese SWEMWBS showed good validity and reliability for measuring well-being in the general population of Hong Kong.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/271370
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dc.contributor.authorSun, Y-
dc.contributor.authorLuk, TT-
dc.contributor.authorWang, MP-
dc.contributor.authorShen, C-
dc.contributor.authorHo, SY-
dc.contributor.authorViswanath, K-
dc.contributor.authorChan, SSC-
dc.contributor.authorLam, TH-
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-24T01:08:32Z-
dc.date.available2019-06-24T01:08:32Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationQuality of Life Research, 2019, v. 28 n. 10, p. 2813-2820-
dc.identifier.issn0962-9343-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/271370-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the 7-item Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) in Hong Kong Chinese. Methods: Under “A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society” project, a random telephone survey was conducted in 2017 on 1331 Hong Kong Chinese residents aged ≥ 18. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test the factorial validity. The Spearman correlations of the SWEMWBS with other scales including the 12-item short form health survey (SF-12), family well-being, self-rated health, the global happiness item (GHI), subjective happiness scale (SHS), and patient health questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), were used to evaluate the convergent and divergent validity. Known-group validity was also assessed. We calculated congeneric reliability based on standardized factor loadings and error variances. Two-week test–retest reliability was assessed in 100 randomly selected respondents using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: Among the weighted sample, 55.9% were female and 72.9% were 25 to 64 years old. The CFA indicated good validity of the SWEMWBS. The SWEMWBS had moderate correlations with SHS, SF-12 mental component, PHQ-4 and GHI, but a weak correlation with SF-12 physical component. Older respondents, those with higher education level, married, working, with higher household income reported higher level of well-being. The congeneric reliability of the SWEMWBS was 0.85. Moderate to good test–retest reliability was observed (ICC 0.70, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.80). Conclusion: The Chinese SWEMWBS showed good validity and reliability for measuring well-being in the general population of Hong Kong.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.springer.com/journal/11136-
dc.relation.ispartofQuality of Life Research-
dc.rightsThis is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Quality of Life Research. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02218-5-
dc.subjectMental health-
dc.subjectWell-being-
dc.subjectReliability-
dc.subjectValidity-
dc.titleThe reliability and validity of the Chinese Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale in the general population of Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailSun, Y: gyysun@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailWang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailHo, SY: syho@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChan, SSC: scsophia@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityWang, MP=rp01863-
dc.identifier.authorityHo, SY=rp00427-
dc.identifier.authorityChan, SSC=rp00423-
dc.identifier.authorityLam, TH=rp00326-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11136-019-02218-5-
dc.identifier.pmid31144205-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85066782856-
dc.identifier.hkuros297947-
dc.identifier.volume28-
dc.identifier.issue10-
dc.identifier.spage2813-
dc.identifier.epage2820-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000509098600021-
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands-
dc.identifier.issnl0962-9343-

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