ArticleNutrients2021
Understanding the Interactions of Happiness, Self-Rated Health, Mental Feelings, Habit of Eating Healthy and Sport/Activities: A Path Model for Abu Dhabi.
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Abstract
Understanding the interactions between happiness, self-perception of health, healthy eating behaviors, physical activities, and psychological feelings or symptoms of mental health provides necessary inputs for social policymaking. Using data from the second cycle of the Abu Dhabi Quality of Life survey, this study examined a path analysis of Abu Dhabi residents' nature of assimilations between these variables. The results point to the significant association between happiness and self-rated health. In addition, the results portray significant direct paths to happiness from three mental feeling variables-"feeling calm and peaceful", "having lots of energy", and "feeling downhearted and depressed". The variable of "often feeling rushed or pressed for time" shows a direct path to self-rated health only. Eating healthy food is significantly associated with both happiness and self-perception of health. In addition, "often doing physical activities" positively influences happiness. The present study enhances and refines policymakers' understanding of the considered factors on happiness and self-rated health with further elaborations of the mediating roles of specific well-being determinants. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.
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