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A Profile of Adolescent Wellness: Implications for Working With a Help‐Seeking Population
Author(s) -
WATSON JOSHUA C.,
LEMON JAN C.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2011.tb00107.x
Subject(s) - psychology , mental health , clinical psychology , population , norm (philosophy) , gerontology , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , political science , law
This study examined wellness profiles for 114 adolescents receiving counseling services at a local community mental health center. Participants were administered the Five Factor Wellness Inventory‐Teenage Version and their responses were compared with a norm group (n = 1,142). Participants scored significantly lower on 13 of 23 variables assessed .