Week 7: PID & Wellbeing Flashcards
What are the two broad types of wellbeing?
Psychological wellbeing
Subjective wellbeing (also called hedonic wellbeing)
What is psychological wellbeing?
Long-term wellbeing based on the search for meaning, including aspects like:
Autonomy
Environmental Mastery
Personal Growth
Purpose in Life
Positive Relations with Others
Self-Acceptance (Ryff & Singer, 1996)
What is subjective wellbeing?
Short-term wellbeing based on pleasure and emotions, which includes:
Positive affect
Negative affect
Life satisfaction (Deiner 1984, 2000)
How does the WHO (2023) define health?
“A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
What is the link between personality and wellbeing according to Costa and McCrae (1991)?
The Big 5 traits are related to wellbeing, such as:
Positive affect with extraversion
Negative affect with neuroticism
High conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness are linked with higher positive affect.
What are the Big 5 traits in personality?
1)Openness: Intellectual curiosity and interest in new ideas
2)Conscientiousness: Organized and disciplined
3)Extraversion: Energetic and positive
4)Agreeableness: Trusting and easygoing
5)Neuroticism: Prone to emotional instability
What are the four reasons personality is associated with wellbeing according to Steel et al. (2008)?
1)Theoretical links (biological and social elements)
2)Construct similarity (factor analysis supports overlap)
3)Stability and heritability (genetic elements)
4)Situational strength (e.g., extraverted people create positive situations)
What did Anglim et al. (2020) find in their meta-analysis on personality and wellbeing?
Personality explains 46%-53% of variance in wellbeing. The strongest correlation is between neuroticism and wellbeing (r=-.46), while the strongest HEXACO correlation is extraversion and wellbeing (r=.48).
According to the HEXACO model, what are the 6 dimensions of personality?
1)Honesty-Humility
2)Emotionality
3)Extraversion
4)Agreeableness (versus Anger)
5)Conscientiousness
6)Openness to Experience
What intelligence types are positively associated with wellbeing?
1)Academic intelligence
2)Emotional intelligence
3)Practical intelligence
4)Spiritual intelligence
What is emotional intelligence (EI)?
The ability to recognize and manage our own emotions and those of others, and to motivate ourselves and manage relationships well (Goleman, 1998).
What are the 5 competencies in Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Model?
1)Self-awareness
2)Self-regulation
3)Motivation
4)Empathy
5)Social skills
What is the main finding of Freedman & Fariselli’s (2016) study on EI and success in life?
55% of the variation in success is predicted by emotional intelligence (EI).
What did Dimitrijevic, Marjanovic, & Dimitrijevic (2018) find about intelligence and psychological wellbeing (PWB)?
Academic intelligence, emotional intelligence, and practical intelligence were all associated with PWB.
Emotional intelligence was the strongest predictor of PWB, and age/Socioeconomic Status (SES) were mediators.
How does Positive Psychology contribute to wellbeing?
Positive Psychology focuses on the study of positive emotions and strengths, aiming to enhance subjective wellbeing through interventions and the promotion of personal strengths.
What is the PERMA model of wellbeing (Seligman, 2011)?
1)Positive Emotion
2)Engagement
3)Relationships
4)Meaning
5)Achievement
What did Antoine et al. (2018) find in their study on a positive psychology intervention?
The intervention successfully improved wellbeing, with mindfulness and positive reappraisal showing the greatest increase.
What are the key conclusions about wellbeing from the research?
Wellbeing can be predicted by psychological and individual variables.
However, there’s criticism of the over-reliance on Western definitions and measures, and positive psychology is criticized for overlooking negative aspects.
