Current Recommendations on the Selection of Measures for Well-Being

VanderWeele, Tyler J.; Trudel‐Fitzgerald, Claudia; Allin, Paul; Farrelly, Colin; Fletcher, Guy; Frederick, Donald E.; Hall, Jon G.; Helliwell, John F.; Kim, Eric S.; Lauinger, William A.; Lee, Matthew T.; Lyubomirsky, Sonja; Margolis, Seth A.; McNeely, Eileen; Messer, Neil; Tay, Louis; Viswanath, K. Vish; Węziak‐Białowolska, Dorota; Kubzansky, Laura D.

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“…Drawing on prior theory and empirical work, we identified seven facets of PWB (positive affect, optimism, purpose in life, life satisfaction, personal growth, mastery, and pleasant experiences) likely to be relevant for health over the life course (Boehm & Kubzansky, 2012;Trudel-Fitzgerald et al, 2019;VanderWeele et al, 2020). Given that word use can parallel emotional experience and relates to health and well-being (Vine et al, 2020), we used the essays written by 11-year-old participants about their future to assess facets of PWB (Heyman et al, 2014;Lee & Peterson, 1997).…”

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Child psychological well-being and adult health behavior and body mass index.

Boehm¹,

Qureshi²,

Kubzansky³

2023

Health Psychology

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Objective: Psychological well-being (PWB) is linked with health behaviors among adults, but it is unclear if childhood PWB prospectively predicts healthy adulthood biobehavioral profiles. Such evidence may identify developmental windows for establishing positive health trajectories across the lifespan. Using data spanning 30 years, we investigated whether PWB at age 11 was associated with health behaviors and body mass index (BMI) at ages 33 and 42. We hypothesized children with higher versus lower PWB would engage in healthier behaviors, have lower BMI in adulthood, and be more likely to maintain optimal levels over time. Method: Data were from 4,728 participants of the 1958 National Child Development Study. At age 11, participants wrote an essay about how they imagined their lives at age 25. Two judges rated each essay for multiple facets of PWB, which were combined into a summary score (Cronbach's α = .91). At ages 33 and 42, participants reported on cigarette smoking, physical activity, and diet; BMI was also assessed. Regression models evaluated PWB's association with adult outcomes at each follow-up, and with patterns over time. Results: Child PWB was unassociated with smoking in adulthood. However, greater child PWB was associated with healthier adult physical activity, diet, and BMI when adjusting for sex. Child PWB was associated with the likelihood of maintaining optimal BMI in adulthood, but not with maintaining healthy behaviors. Some associations were not independent of other childhood covariates. Conclusions: Early life lays the foundation for lifelong health. Childhood PWB may contribute to healthier behaviors and BMI in adulthood.

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confidence: 99%

Child psychological well-being and adult health behavior and body mass index.

Boehm¹,

Qureshi²,

Kubzansky³

2023

Health Psychology

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“…The measures are highly subjective in that respondents must draw on their own individual views of what is important in life to judge how their life measures up. This ability to incorporate a wide range of views on what is important in life is a key reason for some researchers to view life satisfaction as the most important measure of subjective wellbeing [14]. Individual life satisfaction items have demonstrated consistently high correlations with a broad range of much more complex measures of wellbeing, including objective measures [4,[14][15][16][17][18].…”

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Predictors of Life Satisfaction in New Zealand: Analysis of a National Dataset

Jarden

Joshanloo

Weijers

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The study aim was to determine prevalence and predictors of life satisfaction in New Zealand. In this observational cross-sectional study, a sample of 10,799 participants from NZ were drawn from the Gallup World Poll from 2006 to 2017. Data were analysed using regression analysis and ANOVA. Prevalence of life satisfaction across time varied little from a high of 7.61 (SD = 1.6) in 2007 to a low of 7.23 (SD = 1.73) in 2011 (range 0–10). Satisfaction with standards of living predicted life satisfaction regardless of age or gender. For males across all age groups and females up to age 40 years, positive experiences and satisfaction with household income were important predictors. Being married was an important predictor for males over 40 years and feeling satisfied with their current city was important for females across all ages and for men under 40. The levels of life satisfaction changed over time, possibly due to major national events. Satisfaction with standards of living was found to predict life satisfaction regardless of age or gender. These results provide a path for policy focus towards increased life satisfaction.

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“…Для сбора данных применялись: методика «Стиль саморегуляции поведения - ССМП 2020» (Моросанова, Клондратюк, 2020); Методика диагностики структуры социальных установок (Айзенк, Вильсон, 2000); Опросник межличностных отношений (Фетискин и др., 2002); Шкала привлекательности российских партий и общественно-политических организаций, оценка интенсивности социальных контактов и участия в досуговых, клубных, волонтерских мероприятиях, неформальных объединениях и спонтанных событиях. Для оценки показателей благополучия и удовлетворенности жизнью задействовалась Британская шкала благополучия (ответы на вопросы «Насколько Вы удовлетворены Вашей жизнью в целом за последнее время?», «По Вашим ощущениям, насколько важно то, что Вы делаете в жизни?», «В целом, насколько счастливым Вы себя чувствовали вчера?», «В целом, насколько сильно вчера Вы испытывали чувство тревоги?» (Vander Weele et al, 2021).…”

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Profile of Self-Regulation and Social Activity in the Portrait of Russian Youth

Bubnovskaia,

Kalita,

Lysova

et al. 2024

NPJ

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Background. The relevance of studying the social activity of young people in the context of self-regulation is determined by the vulnerability of young people in difficult conditions of a transforming society subject to uncertainty. In social activity, young people socialize, manifest themselves, and therefore it is necessary to understand its factors, motives for inclusion in one or another of its forms, obstacles to its implementation, as well as risks and threats to the safety and well-being. Objectives. The aim is to establish the role of self-regulation in the involvement of young people in social activity, considering regional and gender specifics. Study Participants. This study involved 1492 respondents (Mage = 19.2; 1013 women), students of various majors from Russian regions. Methods. The research had a survey design, the questionnaires and scales were used in this work for collecting data: V.I. Morosanova's “Style of self-regulation of behavior”, Eysenck's three-factor model, FIRO-B, British scale of well-being, Scale of Russian parties and socio-political organizations attractiveness, Assessment of social contacts intensity and participation in events, and informal associations, a socio-demographic survey. Methods of descriptive statistics, cluster (k-means method) and comparative (t-Student and H-Kraskel-Wallis criterion) analyses were used for data processing. Results. It is established that the leading regulatory processes and properties in the profile of self-regulation of young people are persistence, programming of actions, and flexibility. Self-regulation has a greater impact on such forms of social activity of young people as leisure activities, participation in clubs, spontaneous events as the organizer of these forms with a predominant value for girls rather than for boys. Conclusions. The study showed the typical features of the self-regulation profile of young people. This profile is mostly conditioned by the age specifics of this social group. The limited influence of the processes and properties of self-regulation on the forms of social activity, especially in relation to young men, suggests the need to consider other factors of social activity in a complex.

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Current Recommendations on the Selection of Measures for Well-Being

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

Child psychological well-being and adult health behavior and body mass index.

Child psychological well-being and adult health behavior and body mass index.

Predictors of Life Satisfaction in New Zealand: Analysis of a National Dataset

Profile of Self-Regulation and Social Activity in the Portrait of Russian Youth

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