Short Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale BSL (SWEMWBS BSL)

The SWEMWBS is a 7-item short version of the WEMWBS.

It measures mental and emotional wellbeing (how “good” somebody feels) and psychological functioning (how well somebody thinks they are functioning). This validated BSL version is accepted by the originators.

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To use the SWEMWBS you must first register for a non-commercial licence here. The licence is made available free of charge to organisations whose main purpose is not directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. On the registration form you can pick the BSL version from a list of available languages. The website concerns the full version (the WEMWBS), but if you pick the BSL version you will be directed to the SWEMWBS- BSL.

To use the SWEMWBS you must first register for a non-commercial licence, by clicking here. The licence is made available free of charge to organisations whose main purpose is not directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. On the registration form you can pick the BSL version from a list of available languages. The website contains the full version (the WEMWBS), but if you pick the BSL version you will be directed to the SWEMWBS BSL.

A guide to how to use the SWEMWBS BSL and how to score it is available here.

Access to academic paper concerning the validation of the instrument in BSL is available here:

• Rogers, K., Dodds, C., Campbell, M., Young, A. (2018). The validation of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale with Deaf British Sign Language users in the UK. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 16:145. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0976-x.