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Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle

 

Authors: Jane E. Myers, Thomas J. Sweeney, & Melvin Witmer

The purpose of the Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL) is to help respondents make healthy lifestyle choices based on their responses to each of the five life tasks and subtasks defined in the Wheel of Wellness. The life tasks of spirituality, self-direction, work & leisure, friendship, and love interact with a variety of life forces and global events. The instrument consists of 131 items generated as self-statements to which respondents reply using a five-point Likert scale.

Sweeney and Witmer (1991) presented a holistic model for wellness and prevention across the lifespan which is based in psychological theory and empirical research on characteristics of healthy persons. Eighteen characteristics were identified and presented in a circular model, the Wheel of Wellness, to symbolize a pattern of relationships among these characteristics.

The Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle or WEL Inventory was developed to measure each of the components of wellness depicted in the Wheel. It is based on the major life tasks and subtasks that enable healthy persons to interact effectively with environment and ecological life forces. In the WEL, one score is provided for each of the life tasks and sub-tasks, as well as a composite score for “total wellness.” Scores are presented in a profile that allows for interpretation based on individual scores as well as patterns. The WEL can be used as an adjunct to counseling to help people develop and maintain healthy lifestyles that promote well being over the lifespan, quality of life, and longevity.

Copyright © 2001 by Jane E. Myers

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  • Manual
    $50.00
    Includes details on reliability, validity, scoring, etc. and a review-only copy of the WEL form. PDFs are not refundable.
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  • Individual Report
    $15.00
    Builds a report that interprets an individual's WEL scores. You invite participants to take the survey and Transform™ generates their reports.
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  • Report About Me
    $20.00
    Interprets and reports on your WEL scores. You complete the survey and Transform™ generates your report. Transform will connect this report to the "Send To" email provided at checkout. Note: This product is for a single use, with automated survey administration. For multiple uses, buy instead the Individual Report product in quantity needed.
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  • Group Report
    $200.00
    Builds a report that calculates and summarizes average WEL scores for a group of participants.
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  • Transform Survey Hosting (Data)
    $2.75
    Minimum purchase of 20. Allows you to administer the WEL as an online survey using Mind Garden's Transform™ System. Includes data collection: data file with participants' raw data and raw scale scores. Optionally, Individual Reports and Group Reports can be generated from the collected data - requires the purchase of report licenses. Customization services are available.
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  • License to Reproduce
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    Minimum purchase of 50. Allows you to administer the WEL as an online survey via a non-Mind Garden survey system or as a paper and pencil survey. The downloadable PDF file includes one copy of the WEL, scoring key, and permission to administer the WEL up to the quantity purchased. The PDF is non-refundable.
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  • Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle Workbook
    $10.00
    This workbook complements the Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle Form.  It is available only in PDF format for immediate download and printing.
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  • Manual: Printed for shipping
    $60.00
    Includes details on reliability, validity, scoring, etc. and a review-only copy of the WEL form. This is a paper product. The manual will be printed, bound, and shipped to you (FedEx shipping costs apply).
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Features of the WEL

Purpose: Measure components in the Wheel of Wellness to help respondents make healthy lifestyle choices.

Length: 123 items

Average completion time: 15-20 minutes

Target population: Adults

Administration: For individual or group administration

Uses of the WEL

  • Counseling
  • Personal health improvement

Scales

Spirituality

Self-Regulation

Sense of Worth
Sense of Control
Realistic Beliefs
Emotional Responsiveness
Intellectual Stimulation
Sense of Humor
Nutrition
Exercise
Self-Care
Stress Management
Gender Identity
Culture Identity

Work & Leisure

Work
Leisure

Friendship

Love

Total Self-Regulation

Perceived Wellness

Total Wellness

A key book relevant to the Five Factor Wellness Inventory and Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle is
Counseling for Wellness: Theory, Research, and Practice by Jane E. Myers and Thomas J. Sweeney (Editors), American Counseling Association (2005).

Web resources include:

Jane Myers' webpage
wellness-research.org 

Wellness in counseling
www.csi-net.org/members/group.aspx?code=wellness

Wellness Research Abstracts IS-Wel and 5F-Wel Development
www.csi-net.org/members/group_content_view.asp?group=162835&id=590269

Wheel of Wellness

Sweeney and Witmer (1991) presented a holistic model for wellness and prevention across the lifespan which is based in psychological theory and empirical research on characteristics of healthy persons. Specifically, the authors incorporated cross-disciplinary research and theoretical concepts from a variety of disciplines that supported certain human characteristics as related to health, longevity, and quality of life. In organizing this literature, the authors defined wellness as “a way of life oriented toward optimal health and well-being in which the body, mind, and spirit are integrated by the individual to live more fully within the human and natural community”. Eighteen characteristics were identified and presented in a circular model, the Wheel of Wellness, to symbolize a pattern of relationships among these characteristics.

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These translations are available free of charge with your purchase of the license. Translations are provided in a separate pdf-format file. Select the language from the Translation drop-down list. Need multiple translations? Contact us.

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Note: We cannot assure translation quality — many are made by individual researchers and we are not necessarily familiar with the particular language or dialect. Some of the translations are partial and typically do not have validation data. Basically, we offer whatever is available to facilitate your work.

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