The Well-Being Coaching Inventory (WCI): Questionnaire Development and Validation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the present study was to psychometrically test and validate the Well-being Coaching Inventory (WCI), a proposed measure of interconnected, whole-person well-being in the context of health and wellness coaching (HWC).

Methods

Initially 49 items, the WCI was conceived with 4 dimensions: Mind, Body, Work, and Life. The inventory was evaluated in 3 sequential studies to test: (a) face validity, (b) convergent validity, and (c) predictive validity. Expert judgment, correlational analyses, and factor analyses were techniques applied to collected WCI data.

Results

After statistical evaluation (n = 261) of fit to each dimension, the WCI was shortened to 20 items that demonstrated convergent validity. Further use of confirmatory factor analyses and explora

SUBMITTER: Harenberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843568 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature