Within-Individual Variability in Well-Being Among Emerging Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The growing rates of youth who report poor well-being is a cause of great public concern. But we still do not have a good grasp of the degree of volatility of poor well-being among emerging adults. The current study examines within-individual variability in well-being.

Methods

We collected repeated measures of five well-being indicators (life satisfaction, general mental health, stress, loneliness, and self-rated health) every other week among a sample of 133 Danish students in upper secondary education (mean age = 18.6). We calculated three different measures (standard deviations, absolute fluctuations, and range) to capture within-individual variability in well-being across 3 months. We furthermore examined correlates of well-being variability.

Results

SUBMITTER: Anker AST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12493013 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature