Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Well-Being Scale for People in the University Environment (Pitt Wellness Scale) Using a Crowdsourcing Approach: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Well-being has multiple domains, and these domains are unique to the population being examined. Therefore, to precisely assess the well-being of a population, a scale specifically designed for that population is needed. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to design and validate a comprehensive well-being scale for people in a university environment, including students, faculty, and staff. METHODS:A crowdsourcing approach was used to determine relevant domains for the comprehensive well-being scale in this population and identify specific questions to include in each domain. A web-based questionnaire (Q1) was used to collect opinions from a group of university students, faculty, and staff about the domains and subdomains of the scale. A draft of a new well-being scale (Q2) was c

SUBMITTER: Zhou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7221649 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature