The Perceived Wellness Survey (PWS), introduced to the academic world in 1997, has been cited 723 times in published sutdies. Despite its popularity, it exhibits comprised loading properties as a multidimensional model upon psychometric analysis. The purpose of this study was to develop an updated version of the original 25-year-old PWS to offer valid and reliable responses to measure perceptions of wellness of current traditional college students. This current study may contribute to existing literatrue, providing a more contemporary understanding of college students’ perceptions and understanding of wellness, and to identify the dimensions of wellness most relevant for assessment and intervention among this demographic.
