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Validating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale for the positive mental health surveillance of adults in Canada / by Colin A. Capaldi, Melanie Varin and Laura L. Ooi.: CS82-003/2026-3-2E-PDF

"The accurate monitoring of population mental health requires repeated assessments using valid and reliable measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and its short form (SWEMWBS) are widely used positive mental health (PMH) measures ([S]WEMWBS is used hereafter to refer to both). This study tested their validity among Canadian adults using representative health survey data"--Abstract, Background, page 15.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleValidating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale for the positive mental health surveillance of adults in Canada / by Colin A. Capaldi, Melanie Varin and Laura L. Ooi.
Variant title
  • Methodological insights : validating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale for the positive mental health surveillance of adults in Canada
Series title
  • Health reports, 1209-1367 ; vol. 37, no. 3
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • Issued also in French under title: Validation de l’échelle de bien-être mental de Warwick et Edinburgh pour la surveillance de la santé mentale positive des adultes au Canada.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-27).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, March 18, 2026.
  • ©2026
Author / Contributor
  • Capaldi, Colin A., author.
Description1 online resource (pages 15-27) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • CS82-003/2026-3-2E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number82-003-X
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