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    J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc. 2014 Jul;53(4):237-245. Korean.
    Published online Jul 29, 2014.
    https://doi.org/10.4306/jknpa.2014.53.4.237
    Copyright © 2014 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
    Original Article

    A Validation Study of the Korean Version of Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale

    Sewoong Kim, MD,1 Han-Yong Jung, MD, PhD,1 Kyoung-Sae Na, MD,2 Soyoung Irene Lee, MD, PhD,1 Shin-Gyeom Kim, MD,1 A Reum Lee,1 and Joon Tag Cho3
      • 1Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea.
      • 2Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
      • 3Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
    • Address for correspondence: Han-Yong Jung, MD, PhD. Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, 170 Jomaru-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon 420-767, Korea. Tel +82-32-621-5063, Fax +82-32-621-6909, Email: hanyjung@schmc.ac.kr
    Received February 15, 2014; Revised May 14, 2014; Accepted May 21, 2014.

    Abstract

    Objectives

    The aim of this study was to develop the Korean version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (K-WEMWBS) and to examine its factorial structure, reliability, and convergent/discriminant validity.

    Methods

    In this study, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), a self-rating measure for assessment of mental well-being, was translated into Korean. It was completed by 222 respondents, including 117 healthy subjects and 105 psychiatric patients from both inpatient and outpatient clinics at Soonchunhyang University Hospitals in Bucheon, Cheonan, and Seoul.

    Results

    The K-WEMWBS showed good content validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a single factor structure. The Cronbach's alpha value for the K-WEMWBS was 0.944, which demonstrated good internal consistency. Test-retest reliability at 2-8 weeks was high (0.789). The K-WEMWBS showed high correlations with mental health, positive affect, and quality of life scales. Moderate negative correlation was observed between the K-WEMWBS and the negative affect scale. Discriminant validity was partially identified. Statistically significant differences in scores were observed between the psychiatric patient group and the control group.

    Conclusion

    The results of this study indicate that the K-WEMWBS is a reliable and valid instrument for assessment of mental well-being, particularly the positive aspects of mental health.

    Keywords
    Mental health; Reliability; Validation studies

    Tables

    Table 1
    Sociodemographic characteristics of study subjects

    Table 2
    The component matrix of K-WEMWBS

    Table 3
    The model fit indices of K-WEMWBS

    Table 4
    Correlations between K-WEMWBS and other scales

    Table 5
    AVE of the scales

    Notes

    The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

    Acknowledgments

    The authors gratefully acknowledge the consent by Stewart-Brown and Frances Taggart in translating WEMWBS into Korean and using the Korean version of WEMWBS.

    This study was supported by Soonchunhyang University grant funded by the Research Institute for Healthcare Policy, Korean Medical Association (KMA).

    Appendix

    Korean version of Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

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    Ambulatory Care Facilities
    Chungcheongnam-do
    Gyeonggi-do
    Hospitals, University
    Humans
    Inpatients
    Mental Health
    Quality of Life
    Seoul
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