PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Psychology, Extraversion And Introversion, Article One Of The United States Constitution
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Personality, culture & subjective well-being (sbw): emotional & cognitive evaluations of life. Field of swb comprises the scientific analysis of how people evaluate of their lives - both at the moment. & for longer periods (e. g. for past year) including emotional reactions to events, moods, & judgments about their life satisfication, fulfillment, satisfaction w/ domains such as work & marriage: lay terms happiness & satisfaction. Each facet of swb reflect people"s evaluations of their life but some (e. g. positive effect) shows some degree of independence but researcher usually measure single aspect of well or ill-being (e. g. depression or life satisfaction) Major influence came from sociologist & quality of life researchers who did surveys to determine how demographic factors (e. g. income, marriage) influence swb. Another influence from researchers in mental health who want to extend the idea of mental health beyond the absence of symptoms of depression & distress to include the presence of happiness & life satisfaction.
