ArticleCurrent directions in psychological science2024
The Privilege of Well-Being in an Increasingly Unequal Society.
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- Eudaimonia as Personal Growth: Decades of Research and Needed Future Directions.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Do all components of psychological well-being predict cognitive function?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Article
- Major Lifetime Discrimination Exposure Accelerates Brain Microstructural Aging: Diffusion MRI Evidence From MIDUS.Biopsychosocial science and medicine · 2026Article
- Predictors of Psychological Well-Being Among Pre-Service Teachers: Emotional Intelligence and Occupational Anxiety.Journal of Intelligence · 2026Article
- Positive psychology 4.0: a science of consequence for a world that can no longer wait.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Reconceptualizing Purpose in the Third Age: From Linear Accumulation to Present-Centred Sufficiency?Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- Cumulative stress and epigenetic aging: Examining the role of psychological moderators.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Article
- Educational disparities in 20-year trajectories of psychological well-being in a national sample.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Psychophysical well-being and physical activity of Polish doctors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Enduring Heroism in the Face of Inequality and Injustice: Who Steps Up and Why?Heroism science · 2024Article
- What does Psychological Well-being Mean for Mexican Late Adolescents? A Study with Natural Semantic Networks in the Post-pandemic Era.Psychology in Russia : state of the art · 2024Article
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Abstract
This article provides an overview of a model of psychological well-being put forth over 30 years ago. The intent was to advance new dimensions of positive functioning based on integration of clinical, developmental, existential, and humanistic thinking, along with Aristotle's writings about eudaimonia. The operationalization and validation of the model are briefly described, followed by an overview of scientific findings organized around: (1) demographic and experiential predictors of well-being; (2) well-being as predictors of health and biomedical outcomes; (3) pathway studies that examine intervening processes (moderators, mediators); and (4) underlying mechanistic processes (neuroscience, genomics). Much prior work underscores the benefits of well-being, including for longevity. Widening socioeconomic inequality is, however, increasingly compromising the well-being of disadvantaged segments of the population. These problems have been exacerbated by recent historical stressors (Great Recession, COVID-19 pandemic). Cumulative hardships from these events and their implications for health are critical targets for future science and practice.
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