Mental health and wellbeing : what factors are associated with a validated measure of mental wellbeing in the general population in Coventry? A stratified random cross sectional survey

Higher levels of mental wellbeing and positive psychological functioning have been associated with better physical functioning at older ages, better self-rated health (SRH), reductions in neuroendocrine, inflammatory and cardiovascular activity, and decreased risk of mortality in healthy and diseased populations. Nevertheless there is no data available on levels of mental wellbeing for the majority of populations worldwide. We aimed to describe the levels of mental wellbeing and evaluate any factors associated on the basis of socio-demographic, health, lifestyle and environmental variables reported by residents of Coventry, UK. [...