Well-Being With Soul: Science in Pursuit of Human Potential

Well-Being With Soul: Science in Pursuit of Human Potential.

This essay examines core contributions of a model of psychological well-being that has had widespread scientific impact. It drew on distant formulations to identify new dimensions and measures for assessing what it means to be well. Key themes among the more than 750 studies using the model are sketched, followed by reflections about why there has been so much interest in this eudaimonic approa...

The well-being of playful adults: Adult playfulness, subjective well-being, physical well-being, and the pursuit of enjoyable activities

It was hypothesized that playfulness in adults relates positively to different indicators of subjective but also physical well-being. A sample of 255 adults completed subjective measures of playfulness along with self-ratings for different facets of well-being and the endorsement to enjoyable activities. Adult playfulness demonstrated robust positive relations with life satisfaction and an incl...

Good for your soul? Adult learning and mental well-being

Although there is a widely held view that adult learning has a positive impact on wellbeing, only recently has this proposition been systematically tested. The paper reviews recent research findings on the influence of adult learning on earnings and employability, both of which may influence well-being indirectly. These are more important for some groups than others: in economically advanced so...

Understanding Human Well - being

The study of relationship between perceived parenting styles with emotional well-being and social well-being of students

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived parenting styles with emotional well-being and social well-being of high school girl students in Tehran's 2nd district. The statistical population of this study was all high school girl students in Tehran during the years 2016-2017. The research method was descriptive and correlational; According to Morgan's table, 229 ...