Confirmatory factor analysis of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale among youth in Mexico

Steven Hoffman; Heidi A. Rueda; Matthew C. Lambert

doi:10.1177/0020872817727576

Confirmatory factor analysis of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale among youth in Mexico

Steven Hoffman, Heidi A. Rueda, Matthew C. Lambert

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The internal structure of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis for a sample of youth living in Michoacán, Mexico. While the chi-square test of model fit suggested misfit to the data, the alternative fit indices and standardized factor loadings supported the conclusion that the items are adequate and reliable indicators of a single underlying latent factor. The utilization of this strengths-based mental health instrument could help circumvent some of the negativity and stigma inherent in traditional mental health assessments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	309-315
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	62
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872817727576
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

Adolescent health
Mexico
Warwick-Edinburgh
mental well-being
psychometrics

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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