well being Flashcards
what is the world health organisation definition?
- a state in which an individual realises their own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life, can work productively and can contribute to the community
what is the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention definition?
- what people think and feel about their lives such as quality of relationships, positive emotions& resilience, realisation of potential and satisfaction with life
what is Shin and Johnson (1978) definition?
- a global assessment of a person’s QOL according to his own chosen criteria
what is Diener and Suh (1997) definition?
- consists of 3 interrelated components; life satisfaction, pleasant affect and unpleasant affect
- affect refers to mood whereas life satisfaction is more cognitive
what does Sport England say about wellbeing?
physical > management of medical conditions, improved sleep, ^ energy
mental > enjoyment, happiness, improved self- esteem, reduced stress, improved cognitive functions
what determines how you measure wellbeing?
- how you define it
what is hedonic wellbeing?
- subjective
- to do with happiness, pleasure & pain avoidance
what are the three components of hedonic wellbeing?
- life satisfaction
- presence of positive mood
- absence of negative mood
what does hedonic wellbeing reflect?
- a persons individual evaluation of their quality of life
what did artistole suggest?
- wellbeing more complex than just ‘ feeling happy’
- true happiness found in the expression of virtues
“ in doing what is worth doing”
what is eudaimonic wellbeing?
- living well by flourishing and fulfilling human potential
- experiences of resources and strengths, fulfilment, purposefulness and personal development
what did Ryff and Singer propose?
- 6 dimensions of eudaimonic wellbeing
- these help to fulfil your potential
- shows what you need to do to achieve and enhance wellbeing
what are the 6 components of eudaimonic wellbeing?
- self acceptance, purpose in life, environmental mastery, positive relationships, personal growth and autonomy
what was Andrew et al (2012) study?
- Canadian study of health and ageing
- 5702 pts aged 70+
- investigated the 6 dimensions, frailty and mortality
- longitudinal study
what were the results of the Andrew et al study?
- worse wellbeing was predictive of 5year mortality
- independent of frailty, age, sex, education and mental health
how do you measure hedonic wellbeing?
- Profile of Mood States
- Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale
what are the three ways of measuring eudaimonic wellbeing?
- Subjective Vitality Scale
- Satisfaction w Life scale
- Global Self- esteem scale
what was the Zhang and Chen 2019 study?
- systematic review of 53 studies examine relationship between PA and wellbeing via searching PubMed
- 27/29 observational studies and 19/24 intervention studies found favourable associations
how many measurement scales were used to assess wellbeing? how many was for each aspect?
- 48 measurement scales assessing various domains
- 11 hedonic, 10 eudaimonia, 18 mental ill-being and 9 multifaced
what is the importance of wellbeing?
- key indicator of psychological functioning and positive human health
- organisations use wellbeing as an outcome to measure success e.g., effectiveness of intervention
what is the Fenton et al (2018) study? how many participants were used?
- cross sectional study examined associations between light- physical activity and two indicators of wellbeing (hedonic+ eudemonic)
- 50 people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
what methods were used in Fenton et al study?
-GT3X Actigraph accelerometer (7 days) to measure light- intensity PA
- Hospital and anxiety depression scales (HADS) and subjective vitality scale (SVS)
what were the results of the Fenton et al study?
- light- intensity physical activity was associated with both indicators
- more PA= less depressive symptoms, greater subjective vitality
what concept does the self- determination theory align with? what else does it acknowledge?
- aligns with eudaimonia as a central definitional aspect of wellbeing
- acknowledges hedonic definition in research
