German Adult Population Norm Values of the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS)

Overview

Journal Qual Life Res

Specialties Pharmacology
Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2024 Jun 5

PMID 38839682

Authors

Diana Peitz

Heike Hoelling

Sabine Born

Angelika Schaffrath Rosario

Caroline Cohrdes

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Abstract

Purpose: The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale represents an internationally established inventory to assess population mental well-being. Particularly the short form (SWEMWBS) is recommended for use in Mental Health Surveillance. In the present study, we present normative data of the SWEMWBS for the German adult population.

Methods: Data from the telephone survey German Health Update (GEDA) in 2022 representative of the German adult population (48.9% women, 18-98 years) was processed to estimate SWEMWBS percentile norm values, T-values, z-values and internationally comparable logit-transformed raw scores for the total sample (N = 5,606) as well as stratified by sex, age group and sex with age group combinations.

Results: The average mental well-being was comparable to that of other European countries at M = 27.3 (SD = 4.0; logit-transformed: M = 24.79, SD = 3.73). To provide a benchmark, the cut off for low well-being was set at the 15th percentile (raw score: 23; logit-transformed: 20.73), for high well-being at the 85th percentile (raw score: 32; logit-transformed: 29.31).

Conclusion: The present study provides SWEMWBS norm values for the German adult population. The normative data can be used for national and international comparisons on a population level to initiate, plan and evaluate mental well-being promotion and prevention measures.

Citing Articles

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Peitz D, Thom J, Walther L, Hoelling H, Cohrdes C Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2024; 22(1):92.

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