Empirical Investigation of SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Model of Wellness

<p>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.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Das, Dipanjana

• Factor Analysis
• Wellness
• SAMHSA
• Developmental Psychology
• Experimental Analysis of Behavior
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/536

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:cc_etds_theses-1536