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Social interaction has a strong effect on well-being as negative social outcomes are more strongly related to well-being than are positive social outcomes. [9] Childhood traumatic experiences diminish psychological well-being throughout adult life, and can damage psychological resilience in children, adolescents, and adults. [10]
The Well-Being Index is an online self-assessment tool invented by researchers at Mayo Clinic that measures mental distress and well-being in seven-nine items. [1] [2] The Well-Being Index is an anonymous tool that allows participants to reassess on a monthly basis, track their well-being scores over time, compare their results to peers' and national averages, and access customized resources ...
Well-being is further distinguished from moral, religious, and aesthetic values. For instance, donating money to a charity may be morally good, even if it does not increase the donor's well-being. [9] The terms quality of life, good life, welfare, prudential value, personal good, and individual utility are often used as synonyms of well-being. [10]
In the 1970s, Bill Hettler, a doctor at the University of Wisconsin, developed a six-factor model of wellness, now commonly known as the dimensions of wellness. [7] The original dimensions included intellectual, emotional, physical, social, occupational, and spiritual wellnesses.
The main determinants of affective well-being, by correlation and effect size are: [11] Corruption index (-0.54) Control of corruption (0.47) Bureaucratic quality (0.40)
The OxCAP-MH (Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire-Mental Health) is a self-reported capability wellbeing instrument designed for outcome measurement in mental health research [1]. It captures dimensions of wellbeing within the conceptual framework of the capability approach. The OxCAP-MH has 16 items that are all rated on a 1–5 scale and ...
The Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB) is a general health quality of life questionnaire which measures overall status and well-being over the previous three days in four areas: physical activities, social activities, mobility, and symptom/problem complexes. [1] It consists of 71 items and takes 20 minutes to complete. [2]
Positive psychology is the scientific study of conditions and processes that contribute to positive psychological states (e.g., contentment, joy), well-being, positive relationships, and positive institutions.