Subjective well-being

What is wellbeing

Generally experiencing life positively

Yr and name of subjective wellbeing

Diener - 1984

List 3 components

Cognitive -

General life satisfaction (eudaemonic)

Emotional:
Affective balance (negative vs positive) , i.e: hedonic balance

What is life satisfaction?

The overall assessment a person makes of their life and their own personal experiences.

Reflecting on your career, relationships, and achievements and concluding, "Overall, I am highly satisfied with my life choices

Positive affect vs negative

Positive: the frequent and sustained experience of joy

Frequently feeling joy during a hobby, experiencing gratitude toward loved ones, or feeling a sense of deep engagement at work

Negative: The relative absence of frequent distressing emotions

Infrequently feeling intense anger, chronic worry, or sadness.

For Diener, what was the best way to measure happiness, and why?

Subjective well-being surveys, self-report

Six-factor well-being was proposed by who and when?

Ryff 1989

What are the six-factors?

EM - environemtnal mastery
A - autonomy
PRO - personal relationships with others
PI - purpose in life
SA - self-acceptance
PG - personal growth

Define Environmental mastery

Rather than accepting things for how they are, especially if they’re negative. Individuals will manipulate the surroundings to fit their personal needs.