Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Positive Health Scale

摘要: Abstract Background: Health educators have long advocated health promotion, yet their measurement techniques a pathogenic focus. Pathogenesis refers to the origin of disease and chain events (precursors) leading that disease. Traditional tools with this focus therefore measure by assessing for absence or associated risk factors. Salutogenesis, as proposed Aaron Antonovsky, factors precursors good similar how pathogenesis focuses on bad health. Purpose: This study proposes scale salutogenic measures multidimensional capacity potential Methods: Two samples university students (N=226, N=365) were surveyed develop test psychometric properties Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale (SWPS). Results: The SWPS demonstrated structure interna...