Empirical Investigation of SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Model of Wellness
The quest to operationalize the construct of wellness has been elusive. Part of the difficulty resides in the way wellness has been conceptualized in the literature, using different non-overlapping models. Another drawback is that many existing models are not based on solid empirical evidence. The current study addressed these limitations by assessing the empirical validity of SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) model of wellness. We created an instrument to assess wellness based on a thorough review of the literature that serves as the basis of the SAMHSA model that can be used to assess wellness. Findings revealed a refined view of wellness in which the dimension of Community Resources represented the single greatest contribution to wellness in a multidimensional structure.
Factor Analysis, Wellness, SAMHSA, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Psychology
City University of New York - City College
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