The Relationship of Paper-and-Pencil Wellness Measures to Objective Physiological Indexes.

College freshmen completed a paper-and-pencil wellness assessment instrument and a supplemental questionnaire and were given a number of physical tests including measures of body composition, cholesterol, blood pressure, and pulse rate. Analyses indicated there were no significant relationships between specific paper-and-pencil physical scores and specific objective physiological indicators but that when several wellness scores were considered simultaneously and general indicators of health were used, significant relationships did exist. There were also significant relationships between wellness scores and people's perceptions of their health. Limitations and implications of the results are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]