The development and initial validation of a new measure of lay definitions of health: the wellness beliefs scale

The objective was to develop a psychometrically sound questionnaire measure of lay people's beliefs about the importance of different signs of wellness (the Wellness Beliefs Scale, WBS). Questionnaire items were derived from qualitative literature. Nine hundred and forty two people (recruited f...

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Main Authors: Bishop, Felicity (Author), Yardley, Lucy (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010-03.
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