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

Authors

Steven Hoffman, Brigham Young University
Heidi Adams Rueda, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Matthew C. Lambert, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Rueda - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4321-1943

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-18-2017

Publication Title

International Social Work

Volume

62

Issue

1

First Page

309

Last Page

315

Abstract

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.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage in International Social Work on August 18, 2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1177/002087281772757

Reuse restricted to noncommercial and no derivative uses.

Recommended Citation

Hoffman, S. G., Rueda, H. A., & Lambert, M. (2019). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale among youth in Mexico. International Social Work, 62, 309-315. https://doi.org/10.1177/002087281772757