Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale

What it measures

A positively worded scale measuring mental wellbeing including both positive affect and eudaimonic functioning. All items are positively framed — it assesses the presence of wellbeing rather than absence of pathology. Widely used in UK public health and intervention research.

Representative items

• I've been feeling optimistic about the future.
• I've been feeling useful.
• I've been feeling relaxed.
• I've been dealing with problems well.
• I've been thinking clearly.

Citation

Tennant, R., et al. (2007). The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): Development and UK validation. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 5, Article 63.