Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics· 2013Q1· Review
Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia
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This review synthesizes over two decades of research on psychological well-being, highlighting its expansion into areas like purposeful engagement, talent realization, and self-knowledge.
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Key points
- Psychological well-being research has expanded beyond basic happiness to include purpose, talent, and self-knowledge.
- Well-being is linked to personality, family life, work, community activities, and overall health.
- Higher well-being is associated with reduced disease risk and increased lifespan.
- Resilience, the ability to maintain well-being despite adversity, is a growing theme.
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Abstract
This article reviews research and interventions that have grown up around a model of psychological well-being generated more than two decades ago to address neglected aspects of positive functioning such as purposeful engagement in life, realization of personal talents and capacities, and enlightened self-knowledge. The conceptual origins of this formulation are revisited and scientific products emerging from 6 thematic areas are examined: (1) how well-being changes across adult development and later life; (2) what are the personality correlates of well-being; (3) how well-being is linked with experiences in family life; (4) how well-being relates to work and other community activities; (5) what are the connections between well-being and health, including biological risk factors, and (6) via clinical and intervention studies, how psychological well-being can be promoted for ever-greater segments of society. Together, these topics illustrate flourishing interest across diverse scientific disciplines in understanding adults as striving, meaning-making, proactive organisms who are actively negotiating the challenges of life. A take-home message is that increasing evidence supports the health protective features of psychological well-being in reducing risk for disease and promoting length of life. A recurrent and increasingly important theme is resilience - the capacity to maintain or regain well-being in the face of adversity. Implications for future research and practice are considered.
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