Personal correlates of wellness

Pages: 1150-1153
Harprit Kaur and Kavneet Kaur (Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab)

Wellness has been defined as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” by The World Health Organization in the year 1958. No amount of professional or materialistic achievement holds any value if a person is not well or is dealing with any kind of physical or psychological ailment. Hence, it becomes imperative to have thorough knowledge about the personal correlates of wellness; the factors that ensure an individual’s wellness in all spheres of life. The present study investigates into the nature of four such personal correlates, namely self-esteem, resilience, attachment styles and self-concept and establishes the relative contribution of these factor’s in the wholesome or holistic wellness of a person. A sample of 305 adults was collected from different areas of Punjab and were administered Perceived Wellness Survey, Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Questionnaire, Six Factor Self-Concept Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory; scores were then rendered to regression analysis.