Background Healthcare professionals' psychological wellbeing at work affects patients'
experiences of care. However, the literature tends to focus on negative aspects of …

Research has found that natural environments within urban areas are associated with
benefits for human health and wellbeing. However, most studies have primarily focused on …

In a world that is highly dependent on digital connectivity, technology use is becoming
unavoidable, intense, and possibly harmful. The pervasiveness of technology which has …

Governments around the world are now beginning to seriously consider the use of
measures of subjective wellbeing (SWB)–ratings of thoughts and feelings about life–for …

Background Individuals' childhood experiences can strongly influence their future health
and well-being. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as abuse and dysfunctional …

What is progress, and how should we measure the well-being of a population? The
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has held two major conferences …

The individual has never been more important in society-in almost every sphere of public
and private life, the individual is sovereign. Yet the importance and apparent power …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book explores the relationships between wellbeing and place in …

Objectives. This paper examines age-related changes in subjective well-being (SWB) in
later life using multiple measures that cover eudemonic, evaluative, and affective …

The measurement of wellbeing is central to public policy. There are three uses for any
measure: 1) monitoring progress; 2) informing policy design; and 3) policy appraisal. There …