Appendix A Global Mental Health Measurement Survey (English Translation)
Participant Consent
The following survey seeks to assess general measures of well-being, which will be used to inform policy in that area. All we ask is about five to ten minutes to answer 20 simple questions on the subject. There is nothing hidden in this study: you will be presented with a series of questions and simply asked to choose the answer you deem most appropriate. Nothing personal is requested, and there are no right or wrong answers.
Once you have submitted all items, you will receive a score that gives you information about the types of answers you have given. However, there are no right or wrong answers - these are simply your choices. This is not a clinical study, and therefore the score is not a formal health assessment.
If you have questions, please contact Kai Ruggeri at dar56@cam.ac.uk. Your responses will only be used for the purposes of research that may eventually inform policy. Nothing personal is requested or stored.
Data will not be shared outside the Policy Research Group in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. By clicking the ‘Next question’ button below, you consent to complete the study and having your results analysed within this study. You may stop at any time and any unanswered questions will not be included.
Q1. In what year were you born?
Q2. Which gender are you?
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Male
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Female
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Prefer not to say
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Other
Q3. What is your primary nationality?
Q4. What is your primary country of residence?
Q5. Which employment status is most applicable to you?
EDIT: If you are a full-time student who works part-time, please choose Education. If you are a full-time employee that studies part-time, please choose Employed. If you are unsure, please simply choose the option you feel BEST describes you.
A) Employed (full-time, part-time, self-employed, temporarily away or working for your family business).
B) In education (not paid by for an employer) (EDIT: ‘for’ was included after the survey was already being circulated).
C) Unemployed, and actively looking for a job.
D) Unemployed, wanting a job but not actively looking for a job.
Q6. How many years of education have you completed, whether full-time or part-time? EDIT: Please report in full-time equivalents and include compulsory years of schooling, including primary, secondary and any post-secondary (university, vocational) formal education.
Please select your native languages:
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English
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French
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Spanish
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Portuguese
Arabic
Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.
1-Could not disagree more.
2-Strongly disagree.
3-Disagree.
4-Neutral.
5-Agree.
6-Strongly agree.
7-Could not agree more.
In general…
1. I feel a sense of accomplishment from what I do.
2. I feel calm and peaceful.
3. I feel absorbed in what I am doing.
4. I feel what I do in my life is valuable and worthwhile.
5. I am optimistic about my future.
6. I feel happy.
7. I receive help and support from people I am close to when I need it.
8. I recover quickly from things that go wrong in my life.
9. I feel positive about myself.
10. I feel full of energy.
11. I feel I am free to decide for myself how to live my life.
12. I am able to take advantage of the good things in my life.
13. I pursue opportunities to try new things.
14. I take time during my daily activities to appreciate my surroundings.
15. I give help and support to those close to me.
16. I am spending time socialising with friends, peers and other people close to me.
17. In a typical week, how many days are you active for at least 30 min? Active means are doing enough to raise your breathing rate.
0 days.
1 days.
2 days.
3 days.
4 days.
5 days.
6 days.
7 days.
Debrief:
Thank you for your time. For further information, please visit our website:
What your score means:
This survey does not diagnose mental illness. It can only give an indication of whether you are carrying out certain activities recommended by psychologists to promote flourishing and wellbeing.
30–35/35: Excellent.
You are engaging in many of the activities recommended improving your mental health and wellbeing.
25–29/35: Very good.
You carry out many of the activities recommended to improve your mental health and wellbeing and could think about engaging in them even further.
20–24/35: Good.
You engage in some of the activities recommended for improving your mental health and wellbeing, but you could do more!
0–19/35: Room for improvement.
You might want to consider whether there are ways you could fit activities that enhance wellbeing into your daily routine.
Appendix B Global Mental Health Measurement Survey (Foreign translations of core questions)
To come to the final foreign translations, World Health Organisation guidelines on the process of translation were followed. This comprises:
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Forward translation
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Back translation
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Pre-testing
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Final version
However, contrary to the guidelines, the back translation results were not reviewed by an ‘expert panel’ but merely commented on by native speakers of each languages. Furthermore, pre-testing did not involve their minimum of ten individuals but ranged from 2 to 5 native speakers of each languages.
This appendix includes the final version translation for each languages.
Note: In this initial pilot study, the French and Arabic versions were not in fact used due to difficulties or delays in testing in regions where these were the primary languages.
French.
1. Je me sens calme et serein(e).
2. Ce que je fais me donne un sentiment de réussite.
3. Je me sens absorbé(e) par ce que je suis en train de faire.
4. J’ai le sentiment que ce que je fais dans ma vie a de la valeur et est. utile.
5. Je suis optimiste par rapport à mon avenir.
6. Je me sens heureux.
7. Je reçois l’aide et le soutien de mes proches en cas de besoin.
8. Je retombe rapidement sur mes pieds quand les choses tournent mal dans ma vie.
9. J’ai une image positive de moi-même.
10. Je me sens plein(e) d’énergie.
11. Je me sens libre de décider moi-même comment vivre ma vie.
12. Je sais profiter des bonnes choses dans ma vie.
13. Je recherche des occasions d’apprendre de nouvelles choses.
14. Je prends le temps d’apprécier mon environnement pendant mes activités quotidiennes.
15. J’apporte de l’aide et du soutien à mes proches.
16. Je passe du temps avec mes amis, pairs, et autres de mes proches.
17. Dans une semaine ordinaire, combien de jours pratiquez-vous une activité physique pendant au moins 30 min? Ici, une activité physique suffisamment intense pour entrainer une hausse de votre rythme respiratoire.
Scale:
- Tout a fait en désaccord
Spanish.
1. Siento una sensación de logro por lo que hago.
2. Me siento tranquilo/a y relajado/a.
3. Me siento implicado/a en lo que hago.
4. Siento que lo que hago en mi vida tiene valor y vale la pena.
5. Soy optimista con respecto a mi futuro.
6. Me siento feliz.
7. Recibo ayuda y apoyo de las personas más cercanas a mi cuando lo necesito.
8. Me recupero rápidamente de las cosas que salen mal en mi vida.
9. Me siento bien conmigo mismo/a.
10. Me siento rebosante de energía.
11. Tengo la sensación de poder decidir con libertad como vivir mi vida.
12. Busco oportunidades para aprender cosas nuevas.
13. Tomo tiempo durante mis actividades diarias para apreciar mi entorno.
14. Presto ayuda y apoyo a las personas cercanas a mi cuando lo necesitan.
15. Paso tiempo en compañía de amigos, compañeros y otras personas cercanas.
16. Consigo aprovechar las cosas buenas de mi vida.
17. En una semana típica, ¿cuantos días estás activo/a durante al menos 30 minutos? Active significa hacer lo suficiente para aumentar la frecuencia respiratoria.
Scale:
-No podría estar más en desacuerdo.
-Muy en desacuerdo.
-En desacuerdo.
-Ni de acuerdo ni en desacuerdo.
-De acuerdo.
-Muy de acuerdo.
-No podría estar más de acuerdo.
Portuguese.
1.Sinto- me realizado (a) com o que faco.
2. Sinto-me calmo(a) e tranquilo(a).
3. Sinto-me absorvido(a) por aquilo que estou a fazer.
4. Sinto que o que faco na minha vida tem valor e vale a pena.
5. Sou otimista em relacao ao meu futuro.
6. Sou feliz.
7. Recebo apoio e ajuda das pessoas que sao proximas de mim quando preciso.
8. Eu me recupero rapidamente quando as coisas dao errado na minha vida.
9. Eu me sinto positivo(a) em relaco a mim mesmo(a).
10. Sinto-me cheio(a) de energia.
11. Sinto que sou livre para decidir por mim proprio(a) como viver a minha vida.
12. Eu procuro oportunidades para experimentar coisas novas.
13. Eu tomo o tempo durante minhas atividades diárias para apreciar meus arredores.
14. Dou apoio e ajuda as pessoas que sao proximas de mim quando elas precisam.
15. Eu passo tempo socializando com amigos, colegas e outras pessoas perto de mim.
16. Consigo aproveitar as coisas boas na minha vida.
17. Em uma semana típica, quantos dias você está ativo/a por pelo menos 30 minutos? Ativo significa fazer o suficiente para aumentar a taxa de respiração.
Scale:
-Eu nao poderia discordar mais.
-Discorda muito.
-Discorda.
-Nem concorda nem discorda.
-Concorda.
-Concorda muito.
-Eu nao poderia concordar mais