Well-being balance and lived experiences: understanding the impact of life situations on human flourishing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine the most significant indicators of positive well-being and understand differences in sources of well-being across different life situations, age groups, genders, and income levels, utilizing a novel measure of positive well-being, the Well-being Balance and Lived Experiences (WBAL) Assessment, which evaluates the frequency of various positive experiences and feelings across a range of activation and arousal levels that have previously been demonstrated to affect subjective well-being and human flourishing.

Methods

A sample of 496 evaluable subjects aged 20-69 and census-balanced for gender were recruited from a U.S. population panel. Differences in well-being and sources of well-being were analyzed across subgroups via MANOVA analysis

SUBMITTER: Brydges CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825801 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature