Measuring the Wellness of Secondary School Teachers in Hong Kong: Adaptation of the Chinese 5F-Wel

ABSTRACT

The Five-Factor Wellness Inventory was adapted to study secondary school teachers' wellness in Hong Kong. The adapted inventory has shown acceptable reliability and validity (n = 234). Profiles showed their highest score on Social Self and lowest on Physical Self. Gender, age, marriage status, and religion differences were found in overall wellness.

KEYWORDS:

• Wellness
• Hong Kong secondary school teachers
• 5F-Wel
• cross-cultural testing

Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Funding

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported in part by a grant from the Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China (CUHK Project No. 448310).

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Patrick S. Y. Lau

Patrick S. Y. Lau is Associate Professor of Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Bo Wang

Bo Wang is Assistant Professor of Department of Applied Psychology, Beijing Normal University Zhuhai.

Jane E. Myers

Jane E. Myers was a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.