Sustainable Well-Being: A Potential Synergy between Sustainability and Well-Being Research

Abstract

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Fragility of Happiness Beliefs Across 15 National Groups

“…Today is no different (Joshanloo 2014), and certain contemporary cultures and individuals would judge some of these other understandings of happiness to be more correct or more important than the one in use in the present study. For example, happiness might be understood by certain individuals and cultures as a more durable state that should be preserved in the face of unpleasant life events (e.g., Dambrun et al 2012;Delle Fave et al 2011;Kjell 2011). Such understandings of happiness as something that tends to be durable are less apt for the present investigation because they are by nature less fragile.…”

Parents’ Perceptions of Risk and the Influence on Children’s Everyday Activities

“…Well-being and sustainability draw on interdependencies amongst people and their environments that influence the choices they make to build and sustain good lives for themselves and their families. This includes opportunities to slow down and enjoy the physical and social environments that make life enjoyable and emphasises health benefits of walking and playing in the outdoors (Honore, 2004;Kjell, 2011;O'Brien & Tranter, 2006). Simultaneously, these activities support the security and wellbeing of local communities, nations and the global community.…”

A Theoretical Assessment on Sustainable Wellbeing Indicators for People Interrelationships

“…Social connectedness is multi-faceted. Well-being studies employing quantitative analysis have been revealing three dimensions where people experience socially connected (Kjell, 2011;Haworth & Hart, 2007). The experience manifests young and middle-age adults and does not differ across ethnicities.…”