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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The main aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) and to evaluate the metric properties of both versions by using a sample of undergraduate students from three Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia).
METHODS: Six hundred ninety undergraduate students (340 M and 350 F; mean age = 21.16 ± 2.44) from Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (NOM = 238, NQA = 215, NSA = 237), voluntarily participated in this cross-section study. All of them responded to the WEMWBS, Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Frustration (BPNSFS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). The methodology involved utilizing descriptive statistics to understand the data\'s characteristics, internal consistency analysis for reliability, correlation analysis for convergent validity, confirmatory factor analysis to validate the scales, and measurement invariance testing to ensure cross-group comparability. Model fit indices were employed to gauge the goodness of fit.
RESULTS: The translated Arabic versions of the WEMWBS and SWEMWBS showed good reliability, with Cronbach\'s alpha values of 0.867 and 0.772, respectively. The findings of confirmatory factor analysis asserted the one-factor solution to interpret the item variances of the 14-item WEMWBS and 7-item SWEMWBS. The WEMWBS and SWEMWBS also showed significant positive relationships with need satisfaction and negative relationship with need frustration, and depression. Moreover, the SWEMWBS showed partial scalar invariance across genders and countries, while the WEMWBS showed only partial metric invariance across the three countries and partial scalar invariance across genders.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study highlights the appropriateness of both versions of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in assessing the psychological well-being of Arab undergraduate students. The employment of these tools is strongly encouraged for the assessment of mental well-being within a comparable adult population.
METHODS: Six hundred ninety undergraduate students (340 M and 350 F; mean age = 21.16 ± 2.44) from Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (NOM = 238, NQA = 215, NSA = 237), voluntarily participated in this cross-section study. All of them responded to the WEMWBS, Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Frustration (BPNSFS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). The methodology involved utilizing descriptive statistics to understand the data\'s characteristics, internal consistency analysis for reliability, correlation analysis for convergent validity, confirmatory factor analysis to validate the scales, and measurement invariance testing to ensure cross-group comparability. Model fit indices were employed to gauge the goodness of fit.
RESULTS: The translated Arabic versions of the WEMWBS and SWEMWBS showed good reliability, with Cronbach\'s alpha values of 0.867 and 0.772, respectively. The findings of confirmatory factor analysis asserted the one-factor solution to interpret the item variances of the 14-item WEMWBS and 7-item SWEMWBS. The WEMWBS and SWEMWBS also showed significant positive relationships with need satisfaction and negative relationship with need frustration, and depression. Moreover, the SWEMWBS showed partial scalar invariance across genders and countries, while the WEMWBS showed only partial metric invariance across the three countries and partial scalar invariance across genders.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study highlights the appropriateness of both versions of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in assessing the psychological well-being of Arab undergraduate students. The employment of these tools is strongly encouraged for the assessment of mental well-being within a comparable adult population.
摘要：
背景：本研究的主要目的是评估华威-爱丁堡心理健康量表（WEMWBS）和华威-爱丁堡心理健康量表（SWEMWBS）的简短版本的有效性，并使用来自三个海湾合作委员会（GCC）国家（阿曼，卡塔尔,和沙特阿拉伯）。
方法：来自阿曼的六百九十名本科生（340M和350F；平均年龄=21.16±2.44），卡塔尔,和沙特阿拉伯（NOM=238，NQA=215，NSA=237），自愿参加本横断面研究.他们都回应了WEMWBS，基本心理需求满足挫折(BPNSFS)，和贝克抑郁量表(BDI-II)。该方法涉及利用描述性统计来理解数据的特征，可靠性的内部一致性分析，收敛效度的相关分析，验证性因子分析来验证量表，和测量不变性测试，以确保跨组可比性。采用模型拟合指数来衡量拟合优度。
结果：WEMWBS和SWEMWBS的阿拉伯语翻译版本显示出良好的可靠性，Cronbach的α值分别为0.867和0.772。验证性因素分析的结果断言了单因素解决方案来解释14项WEMWBS和7项SWEMWBS的项目差异。WEMWBS和SWEMWBS与需求满意度呈显著正相关,与需求挫折呈显著负相关,和抑郁症。此外，SWEMWBS显示出跨性别和国家的部分标量不变性，而WEMWBS在三个国家中仅显示出部分度量不变性，在性别上显示出部分标量不变性。
结论：我们的研究强调了沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康量表（WEMWBS）两种版本在评估阿拉伯本科生心理健康方面的适用性。强烈鼓励使用这些工具来评估可比成年人口的心理健康。
方法：来自阿曼的六百九十名本科生（340M和350F；平均年龄=21.16±2.44），卡塔尔,和沙特阿拉伯（NOM=238，NQA=215，NSA=237），自愿参加本横断面研究.他们都回应了WEMWBS，基本心理需求满足挫折(BPNSFS)，和贝克抑郁量表(BDI-II)。该方法涉及利用描述性统计来理解数据的特征，可靠性的内部一致性分析，收敛效度的相关分析，验证性因子分析来验证量表，和测量不变性测试，以确保跨组可比性。采用模型拟合指数来衡量拟合优度。
结果：WEMWBS和SWEMWBS的阿拉伯语翻译版本显示出良好的可靠性，Cronbach的α值分别为0.867和0.772。验证性因素分析的结果断言了单因素解决方案来解释14项WEMWBS和7项SWEMWBS的项目差异。WEMWBS和SWEMWBS与需求满意度呈显著正相关,与需求挫折呈显著负相关,和抑郁症。此外，SWEMWBS显示出跨性别和国家的部分标量不变性，而WEMWBS在三个国家中仅显示出部分度量不变性，在性别上显示出部分标量不变性。
结论：我们的研究强调了沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康量表（WEMWBS）两种版本在评估阿拉伯本科生心理健康方面的适用性。强烈鼓励使用这些工具来评估可比成年人口的心理健康。
