Wellbeing Self-Assessment
Please find the link to the self-assment test in the
middle of the page - the following is a brief explanation of
the results and other useful links:
How happy are you?
Good mental wellbeing - some people call it happiness - is about
more than avoiding mental health problems. It means feeling good
and functioning well.
This tool uses WEMWBS, a scale which is often used by scientists
and psychologists to measure wellbeing.
To get your wellbeing score, go through the following questions
in the linked documents and enter a value (1-5) that best describes
your thoughts and feelings over the last two weeks where
1 = None of the time (1 point)
2 = Rarely (2 points)
3 = Some of the time (3 points)
4 = Often (4 points)
5 = All of the time (5 points)
On completion of the questionnaire please add up
your total points.
Please click
here for the Wellbeing Self-Assessment
Test
About the well-being scale
This tool uses WEMWBS (The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being
Scale) to measure your mental wellbeing. WEMWBS was created by
mental wellbeing experts, and is often used by scientists and
psychologists.
The WEMWBS questionnaire for measuring mental wellbeing was
developed by researchers at Warwick and Edinburgh Universities (see
Tennant R, Hiller L, Fishwick R, Platt P, Joseph S, Weich S,
Parkinson J, Secker J, Stewart-Brown S (2007) The Warwick-Edinburgh
Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation,
Health and Quality of Life Outcome; 5:63
doi:101186/1477-7252-5-63).
RESULTS
0-32 points
Your wellbeing score is very low.
Most people have a score between 41 and 59. You may want to begin
by talking to a friend or health professional about how you can
start to address this.
There are five evidence-based steps we can all take to improve our
mental wellbeing. They are:
- Get active
- Connect with others
- Keep learning
- Be aware of yourself and the world
- Give to others
Go to useful links for more on the five steps.
32-40 points
Your wellbeing score is below average.
Most people have a score between 41 and 59. Why not take action to
improve your mental wellbeing?
There are five evidence-based steps we can all take to improve
our mental wellbeing. They are:
- Get active
- Connect with others
- Keep learning
- Be aware of yourself and the world
- Give to others
Go to useful links for more on the five steps.
40-59 points
Your wellbeing score is average.
Most people have a score between 41 and 59. You can still improve
your mental wellbeing by taking action.
There are five evidence-based steps we can all take to improve our
mental wellbeing. They are:
- Get active
- Connect with others
- Keep learning
- Be aware of yourself and the world
- Give to others
Go to useful links for more on the five steps.
59-70 points
Good news, your wellbeing score is above average.
Most people have a score between 41 and 59. Continue doing the
things that are keeping you happy.
There are five evidence-based steps we can all take to improve and
maintain our mental wellbeing. They are:
- Get active
- Connect with others
- Keep learning
- Be aware of yourself and the world
- Give to others
Go to useful links for more on the five steps.
USEFUL LINKS
Below are links to further reading on the five steps you can
take to improve your mental wellbeing.
Five ways to mental wellbeing
Get active
Connect with others
Keep learning
Be aware of yourself and the world
Give to others
