Well-being is happiness, but happiness is not well-being
THE GENERAL DEFINITION
Well-being is a state/condition where you are happy, healthy, comfortable, and satisfied. This also includes:
- The presence of positive emotions and moods The absence of negative emotions
- Satisfaction with life
- Fulfillment and positive functioning
Normally, good health, positive social relationships, and availability/access to basic resources are factors that determine well-being.
Other factors:
- genes, temperament, and personality
- age and gender
- income and work
- relationships
- country and society
- more economically developed and more effective governments with low levels of corruption = higher well-being
- higher levels of trust = higher well-being
- meet citizens' basic needs for food and health = higher well-being
- cultural factors (e.g. social norms and individualism vs. collectivism)
DIFFERENT TYPES OF WELL-BEING
PHYSICAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT + ACTIVITY
PSYCHOLOGICAL
LIFE SATISFACTION
DOMAIN-SPECIFIC SATISFACTION
ENGAGING ACTIVITIES + WORK
Resources
"Well-being Concepts." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 31 Oct. 2018, www.cdc.gov/hrqol/wellbeing.htm#three