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      Psychometric Properties of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) in the Iranian Older Adults

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          Purpose

          Mental wellbeing is considered as an important and effective factor in older adults’ psychological health. Due to lack of a standard instrument for the assessment of mental wellbeing in Iranian older adults, the present study was performed to examine validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS-P) for use among Iranian older adults.

          Patients and Methods

          The study sample included 304 older adults aged 60 and over, admitted to the Shohada Educational Hospital affiliated to the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, North West of Iran. The participants were recruited through the convenience sampling method in May to September 2017.

          Results

          The mean and standard deviation of the mental wellbeing score were 50.30 and 8.82, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) results demonstrated a one-factor solution with 13 items which was verified by the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The estimated internal consistency measure of Cronbach’s alpha (0.93) and two weeks’ time test-retest reliability index (0.84) met the prerequisite criteria.

          Conclusion

          According to the results, the WEMWBS-P with 13 items has acceptable validity and reliability to assess the mental wellbeing of Iranian and other Persian-speaking older adults.

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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Psychol Res Behav Manag
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Psychol Res Behav Manag
                Journal ID (publisher-id): prbm
                Journal ID (pmc): prbm
                Title: Psychology Research and Behavior Management
                Publisher: Dove
                ISSN (Electronic): 1179-1578
                Publication date (Electronic): 18 August 2020
                Publication date Collection: 2020
                Volume: 13
                Pages: 693-700
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medial Sciences , Tabriz, Iran
                [2 ]Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Sanandaj, Iran
                [3 ]Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medial Sciences , Tabriz, Iran
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Abdolreza ShaghaghiDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medial Sciences , Tabriz51666614711, IranTel +009 411 333622 Email shaghaghir@tbzmed.ac.ir
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                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-9037
                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-5152
                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3884-1847
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                Publisher ID: 256323
                DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S256323
                PMC ID: 7443441
                PubMed ID: 32884372
                SO-VID: 5cdc91d2-0da4-444e-b658-dba696a6abd3
                Copyright © © 2020 Mavali et al.
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                History
                Date received : 04 April 2020
                Date accepted : 25 July 2020
                Page count
                Figures: 2, Tables: 3, References: 42, Pages: 8
                Categories
                Subject: Original Research

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: older adults,iran,mental wellbeing
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: older adults, iran, mental wellbeing

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