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What does well-being mean?

Well-being is the experience of health, happiness, and prosperity. It includes having good mental health, high life satisfaction, a sense of meaning or purpose, and the ability to manage stress. More generally, well-being is just feeling well ( Take this quiz to discover your level of well-being.)

What is wellbeing & why is it important?

Wellbeing is how we’re doing as individuals, communities and as a nation, and how sustainable that is for the future. It encompasses the environmental factors that affect us and how we function in society, and the subjective experiences we have throughout our lives. Individual wellbeing – are we feeling good and functioning well?

What does good mental wellbeing mean?

Good mental wellbeing doesn't mean that you're always happy. Or that you're unaffected by your experiences. And having good wellbeing doesn't always mean that you don't have a mental health problem. You may live with a mental health problem, but have good wellbeing right now.

How do psychologists define well-being?

Psychologists have tended to define well-being in one of two ways. First, it is thought to involve higher levels of positive emotions (and lower levels of negative emotions). Second, it is thought to include a general satisfaction with one’s life (Ryff & Keyes, 1995).

What does mental wellbeing mean?

Mental wellbeing doesn't have one set meaning. We might use it to talk about how we feel, how well we're coping with daily life or what feels possible at the moment. Good mental wellbeing doesn't mean that you're always happy. Or that you're unaffected by your experiences.

Why is well-being important?

Most people would agree that well-being is something they strive towards and the subjective measure of people’s well-being is deemed so important that it is included alongside health and the economy in measures of national well-being.

What is the relationship between mental health and well-being?

When considering mental health and well-being, Liz Felton, CEO of Together for Mental Wellbeing, thinks that health, physical activity and social interaction are vital. Well-being is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “ the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy .”

What Is General Wellbeing

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/click-here-happiness/201901/what-is-well-being-definition-types-and-well-being-skills
2. https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/wellbeing/
3. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/blogs/what-well-being-how-can-we-measure-it-and-how-can-we-support-people-improve-it
4. https://www.who.int/activities/promoting-well-being
5. https://www.berkeleywellbeing.com/what-is-well-being.html
6. https://www.england.nhs.uk/supporting-our-nhs-people/health-and-wellbeing-programmes/nhs-health-and-wellbeing-framework/elements-of-health-and-wellbeing/improving-personal-health-and-wellbeing/
7. https://whatworkswellbeing.org/about-wellbeing/what-is-wellbeing/
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-being
9. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/wellbeing

General Wellbeing Information

1. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/
2. https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-help/get-help-with-loneliness/wellbeing-support
3. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-for-england/2021-part-2/loneliness-and-wellbeing