Defining wellbeing

Question 1

what is wellbeing?

Answer 1

WHO- a state in which an individual realises their own abilities, copes with normal stresses for life, can work productively and is able to contribute to community

Question 2

what is hedonic wellbeing?

Answer 2

happiness, pleasure and pain avoidance, considered subjective wellbeing
has 3 components - life satisfaction, presence of positive mood, absence of negative mood
reflects a person’s individual evaluation of the quality of their life

Question 3

what is eudaimonic wellbeing?

Answer 3

living well by flourishing and full-filling human potential
considered psychological wellbeing
purposefulness and personal development and growth rather than happiness
Ryff and Singer proposed 6 dimensions that constitute optimal psychological well-being
- personal growth, autonomy, self-acceptance, purpose in life, environmental mastery, positive relationship.

Question 4

is there an agreed definition of wellbeing?

Answer 4

no wellbeing is a complex, multidimensional concept with no agreed definition

Question 5

how do you measure hedonic wellbeing?

Answer 5

profile of mood states (POMS)
positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS)
Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS)

Question 6

how do you measure eudaimonic wellbeing?

Answer 6

subjective vitality scale (SVS)
satisfaction with life scale (SLS)
global self-esteem scale

Question 7

is there an association between physical activity and psychological well-being?

Answer 7

Zhang and Chen systematic review found favourable associations between physical activity and at least one domain of psychological well-being

Question 8

how is self-determined motivation measured?

Answer 8

behavioural regulation in exercise questionnaire (BREQ-2)

Question 9

how is physical activity measured?

Answer 9

international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ)

Question 10

how is wellbeing measured?

Answer 10

eudaimonic wellbeing - subjective vitality scale (SVS)
hedonic wellbeing - center for epidemiologic studies scale (CES-D)

Question 11

how is relatedness measured?

Answer 11

psychological need satisfaction in physical activity (PNS_PA)

Question 12

what is the PNS_PA scale?

Answer 12

questions about experience engaging in exercise
18 items- 6 each for autonomy, competence and relatedness
adapted to PA rather than structured exercise

Question 13

what is the BREQ-2?

Answer 13

measures self-determined motivation
15 items assessing intrinsic, identified, introjected and external motivation
rated from 0-4
SDT index calculated

Question 14

what is the SVS?

Answer 14

measures eudaimonic wellbeing
7 items rated 1-7
asks you to consider how you feel generally in your life in regards to each item
Vitality score calculated

Question 15

what is the CES-D ?

Answer 15

measures hedonic wellbeing
20 statements that describe the way a person feels/ behaves
rated 0-3
reported as depressive symptoms
asks how often you have felt that way during the past week

Question 16

what is the IPAQ?

Answer 16

asks you to recall time spent in moderate-vigorous intensity PA and walking over the past 7 days
reported as MV physical activity

Question 17

what is the key assumption of SDT?

Answer 17

satisfaction of the basic psychological needs will foster more autonomous motivation, which in turn will encourage higher levels of physical activity and improve different facets of wellbeing