Physical activity + well-being (wk7) Flashcards
Define the WHO and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
-World Health Organization (WHO) -> ‘A state of wellbeing (is a state) in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community’
-Centres for Disease Control and Prevention -> ‘What people think and feel about their lives, such as the quality of their relationships, their positive emotions and resilience, the realization of their potential, or their overall satisfaction with life’
Different definitions for well-being
-Shin and Johnson, Diener and Suh
-Shin and Johnson (1978) -> ‘A global assessment of a person’s quality of life according to his own chosen criteria’
-Diener and Suh (1997) -> ‘Wellbeing consists of three interrelated components: life satisfaction, pleasant affect, and unpleasant affect. Affect refers to pleasant and unpleasant moods and emotions, whereas life satisfaction refers to a cognitive sense of satisfaction with life’
-How do we define wellbeing -> No agreed definition – conceptualized in many ways in the literature. Multidimensional concept – psychological and physical inter-related.
Define Hedonic well-being
-Hedonic (subjective) vs Eudaimonic (psychological) wellbeing
-Hedonic -> Happiness, pleasure, and pain avoidance. There are 3 components:
* Life satisfaction
* Presence of positive mood
* Absence of negative mood
Define well-being
-How do we define wellbeing? -> Accurate definition of psychological wellness? Accept happiness = wellbeing? Aristotle – More complex than ‘feeling happy’, true happiness is found in the expression of virtue – ‘in doing what is worth doing’.
Define eudaimonic well-being
-Eudaimonic -> Living well be flourishing and full-filling human potential (self-realization). Experiences of:
* Resources and strengths
* Fulfilment of life (purposefulness)
* Personal development/growth (rather than happiness per se)
Outline the 6 key health dimensions constating optimal psychological health from a Eudaimonic perspective
How are important are the 6 key health wellbeing factors?
-Andrew et al., 2012
Andrew et al., (2012). Investigated the associations between psychological well-being, frailty, and mortality in community-dwelling older adults. There is a linear regression in the relationships. Worse psychological well-being was predictive of 5 year mortality. Independent of frailty, age, sex, education, and mental health
Identify different ways well-being can be measured + can we really measure wellbeing?
-Hedonic and Eudaimonic well-being
-Hedonic wellbeing:
* Profile of Mood States (POMS)
* Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)
* Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
-Eudaimonic wellbeing:
* Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS)
* Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS)
* Global Self-Esteem Scale
-Can we really measure wellbeing -> Wellbeing is complex. Reflect a person’s individual evaluation of the quality of their life. Shin and Johnson (1978) – ‘with ‘quality’ defined by whatever criteria are most meaningful or relevant to that individual’
Why is wellbeing important to study?
-Why is wellbeing important to study -> A key indicator of psychological functioning and positive human health. Organisations use wellbeing as an outcome to measure success e.g. effectiveness of interventions.
Describe self-determination theory (SDT) in the context of subjective and psychological well-being
-Self-determination theory (SDT) has:
* Embraced the concept of Eudaimonia as a central definitional aspect of wellbeing, but also acknowledges Hedonic definition in research
* The SDT framework suggests that autonomy, competence and relatedness (fostered by more autonomy support), are key factors that associated both subjective (Hedonic) and psychological (Eudaimonic) wellbeing.
* These relationships occur in the PA contact, and may occur through fostering higher levels of autonomous motivation in PA, exercise, sport and rehabilitation settings
