Disparities of perceived wellness by smoking and professional status among young individuals in Brasov, Brasov County, Romania

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association of risk factors such as smoking and professional status (students vs employed) as determinants of disparities in perceived wellness among Romanian individuals. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which 145 participants were enrolled from December 2017 to February 2018, in Brasov, Brasov County, Transylvania, Romania. We used a simplified Perceived Wellness Survey model to measure the holistic individual perceived wellness status by professional and smoking status. Basic descriptive and multivariate analyses of variance were used to assess and contrast participants’ characteristics and wellness score distributions. A factor analysis was used to estimate Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin values and calculate standardized Cronbach’s coefficients. Results: The average age of our participants was 27.7 years. Compared with students, more employed participants tended to smoke electronic cigarettes ( p < 0.0001). The association between professional status and perceived wellness was non-significant. Employed participants were nevertheless more likely to regard themselves as more proactive in dealing with emotional ( p < 0.0001), environmental ( p = 0.0042), and spiritual issues ( p = 0.0039). Perceived physical wellness was statistically different by smoking status ( p < 0.0001). Conclusion: Among our study participants, there is an association between smoking and perceived wellness. For emotional, environmental, and spiritual domains, employed participants are more likely to regard themselves as more confident. Our study demonstrates the direct application of the Perceived Wellness Survey model in predicting the disparities of perceived wellness among young individuals. It allows health agencies to target disparity interventions among populations with high risk of low perceived wellness.

An Examination of Estimated BMI and Perceived Wellness among Students at a Midsized Midwest University

Health is complex and the perception of individual wellness can be influenced by various factors.Students at a Midwestern university estimated their BMI, completed the Perceived Wellness Survey, andhad their BMI calculated. Measured BMI was significantly higher than estimated [F(2,155) = 62.03, p= 0.001]. Associations existed between the measured constructs of psychological (r = -0.231; p = 0.004),spiritual (r = 0.248; p = 0.002), and estimated BMI. Data indicates that perceived body composition isrelated to wellness. False perception of body composition could lead to wellness deficiencies.

Factor Stability of the Adam's Perceived Wellness Survey

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese. Composites of wellness have been conceptualized as having six, seven, eight, or more dimensions depending on the theoretical bias of individual scholar. This paper aims to introduce an instrument that can be used to evaluate the six dimensions commonly accepted as the basic essential elements of wellness and to report on the factor stability of the instrument with data collected from a sample of university students studying in Hong Kong. This instrument is the Perceived Wellness Survey developed by Adams and his associates. 現今用以測量個人康盛概況的自評量表頗多，本文旨在介紹一個精簡而能完整地測量個人康盛概況的量表及其因子的穩定性。

The validation of the perceived wellness survey in the South African Police Service

The objectives of this study were to assess the validity and reliability of a Setswana translation of the Perceived Wellness Survey (PWS) in the South African Police Service and to investigate differences in the perceived wellness of police members, based on gender, qualification, age and rank. A cross-sectional survey design with an accidental sample (N = 673) of Setswana speaking police personnel was used. The Perceived Wellness Survey (PWS) and a biographical questionnaire were administered. Two reliable factors, namely wellness and unwellness, were extracted in a random sample (n = 335) and in a replication sample (n = 338). However, an alternative interpretation was also possible. Statistically significant differences were found between perceived wellness of employees in terms of age and rank.

The Conceptualization and Measurement of Perceived Wellness: Integrating Balance across and within Dimensions

Purpose. The impact of individual perceptions on health is well-established. However, no valid and reliable measure of individual wellness perceptions exists. Therefore, the purpose was to introduce a measure called the Perceived Wellness Survey (PWS). Design. Convenience sampling facilitated recruitment of a sample large enough to perform factor analysis with adequate power (.85). The appropriateness of factor analysis is supported by Bartlett's test ( χ2 = 7110, p ≤ .01) and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy (.91). Setting. The sample (n = 558) was composed of 3M Inc. employees from multiple sites in Austin, Texas (n = 393); employees from MuRata Electronics, Inc., College Station, Pennsylvania (n = 53); and students enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin (n = 112). Subjects. Racial, gender, and age distribution was, respectively, 6.3% African-American (n = 35), 8.2% Asian (n = 46), 73.3% Caucasian (n = 409), 9.5% Hispanic (n = 53), and 2.7% other (n = 15); 47.8% male (n = 267), and 52.2% female (n = 291); and 36.8 years. Measures. Measures included the Perceived Wellness Survey, and two additional versions of the Perceived Wellness Survey designed to measure both discriminant and face validity. Perceived Wellness Survey subscales include physical, spiritual, intellectual, psychological, social, and emotional dimensions. Results. All subscales were correlated ( p ≤ . 05) with the Perceived Wellness Survey composite and with each other. Evidence of internal consistency (α = .88 to .93), and discriminant, face, and factorial validity was provided. Finally, the Perceived Wellness Survey appears to be a unidimensional scale. Conclusion. The unidimensional nature of the Perceived Wellness Survey suggests that perceptions of wellness in various dimensions are intertwined by their affective nature. The Perceived Wellness Survey appears to be reasonably valid and reliable; however, further research is needed.