Give me a hug – More frequent everyday embracing is associated with better daily mood in lonely individuals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Ocklenburg ◽  
Imke Marlene Malek ◽  
Jaqueline Sophia Reichart ◽  
Laura Katona ◽  
Maike Luhmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Stable States ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Daily Number ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Embracing has several positive health effects, such as lowering blood pressure and decreasing infection risk. However, its impact on subjective well-being and daily mood has not been researched in detail, especially with regard to more stable states such as personality, feelings of loneliness or relationship status. Here, we used a smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) approach to monitor the daily number of embraces and daily number of embraced individuals, as well as daily mood, in a sample of 94 adults over the course of seven days. We found that embracing frequency differs slightly over the week with embracing occurring more frequently on weekends than on weekdays. Using multilevel modeling, we found that loneliness and Neuroticism were negatively associated with daily mood. Interestingly, higher number of daily embraces were only associated with higher daily mood levels in individuals that demonstrated stronger feelings of loneliness. Daily embraces were positively associated with being in a relationship and Extraversion. Although our results are strictly correlational and do not indicate any direction or causality, embraces may have a positive impact on daily mood and thus subjective well-being in individuals with higher loneliness.

scholarly journals Horizontal Collectivism Moderates the Relationship Between in-the-Moment Social Connections and Well-Being Among Latino/a College Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Hussain ◽  
Carmen Kho ◽  
Alexandra Main ◽  
Matthew J. Zawadzki
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Momentary Assessment

AbstractSleep problems and poorer well-being may be particularly salient for Latino/a college students as they tend to experience sociocultural adjustments during this transitory time. Social connections, a correlate of health, change moment-to-moment for college students and may be experienced differently for people who more strongly endorse horizontal collectivist cultural values. We used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine how in-the-moment social connections influence in-the-moment health, and how horizontal collectivism moderates the moment-to-moment associations. Self-identified Latino/a college students (n = 221) completed a demographic information and cultural values questionnaire and then responded to EMA measures on their social connections, affective and subjective well-being, and sleep for 14 consecutive days. Better in-the-moment social connections associated with better health. Horizontal collectivism moderated some, but not all associations between social connections and health. Social connections are multidimensional and differently predict in-the-moment health among Latino/a college students who more strongly endorse horizontal collectivistic values. We discuss implications for identifying vulnerable well-being moments among this understudied population.

scholarly journals Benefits of Wise Organizations on Employees’ Well-Being: A Comparison of Younger and Older Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 911-912
Author(s):  
Monika Ardelt ◽  
Bhavna Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Selection Effect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Age Range

Abstract Research has shown a positive relation between personal wisdom and well-being, particularly in old age. Yet, it is unknown whether wisdom in the workplace also has a positive impact on workers’ well-being. We created a wise organization index for nine organizations based on 74 to 390 average employees’ ratings of perceived flexibility at work, work opportunities for training and development, satisfaction with work benefits, absence of time pressure at work, work-life balance, job fulfillment, and job security. We predicted a stronger relation of wise organization on well-being for older workers (N=269; age range 50-74, M=56.08, SD=5.04) than for younger workers (N=552; age range 19-49, M=35.10, SD=8.17) who can more easily change jobs. Results of multigroup analyses in LISREL 9.30 showed that the wise organization index had significant indirect effects on employees’ physical and subjective well-being at the second wave of data collection, mediated by employees’ perception of wise (fair and supportive) leadership assessed six months earlier and overall work satisfaction (career as calling, satisfaction with career progress, enthusiasm at work, and great workplace) at Wave 2. Contrary to expectations, the effects were not statistically different between the two age groups. However, physical well-being had a statistically stronger association with subjective well-being among younger rather than older workers, possibly indicating a positive health selection effect in the older age group. It appears that wise organizations encourage wise leadership and enable workers to work longer by contributing to their work-related, physical, and subjective well-being.

Investigating Affective Responding to Daily Positive Events Among Adolescents Using Ecological Momentary Assessment

2021 ◽  
pp. 027243162110580
Author(s):  
Sarah K. Chun ◽  
Katherine S. Benjamin ◽  
Amy H. Mezulis
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Positive Events ◽  
Independent Events ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

The experience of positive events is associated with increased positive affect, which can beneficially impact the physical and mental health outcomes of adolescents. Despite an increase in important life events during adolescence, little research has examined the influence of positive events on affect in this population. This study used Ecological Momentary Assessment to investigate individual differences in the effects of daily positive events on momentary positive and negative affect and event-specific positive affect among 136 adolescents ( M age = 13.03 years). Results indicated that interpersonal and independent events elicited greater event-specific positive affect than non-interpersonal and dependent events. Dependent interpersonal events were associated with the greatest positive affect compared to other combinations of event types. Gender did not moderate these effects. These findings may address the gap in the literature regarding the types of daily positive events that elicit the most positive affect in adolescents, and in turn, may enhance well-being.

Temporal Dynamics of PERMA Building Blocks and Well-being in Daily Life: An Ecological Momentary Assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeideh Heshmati ◽  
Zita Oravecz
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dynamical Features ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Most assessments of well-being have relied on retrospective accounts, measured by global evaluative well-being scales. Following the recent debates focused on the assessment of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being based on the elements of the PERMA theory, the current study aimed to shed further light onto the measurement of PERMA elements in daily life and their temporal dynamics. Through an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) design (N=160), we examined the dynamics of change (e.g., baselines and intra-individual variability) in the PERMA elements using the mPERMA measure, which is an EMA-adapted version of the PERMA Profiler. Findings revealed that momentary experiences of well-being, quantified via PERMA elements, map onto their corresponding hedonic or eudaimonic well-being components, and its dynamical features provide novel insights into predicting global well-being. This work offers avenues for future research to assess well-being in real-time and real-world contexts in ecologically valid ways, while eliminating recall bias.

scholarly journals Exploring Residents’ Well-Being and Burnout via Qualitative Ecological Momentary Assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy A. Shea ◽  
Lisa M. Bellini ◽  
Sanjay V. Desai ◽  
Frances K. Barg ◽  
Whitney Eriksen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

scholarly journals Marketing For Life In The Economic Recession Time

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Orose Leelakulthanit ◽  
Boonchai Hongcharu
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Difficult Time ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Economic Goods ◽  
The Relationship

One of the roles marketing contributes to the society is to improve the consumer well-being through the acquisition and possession of economic goods. This study attempts to investigate this role when subjective well-being or life satisfaction is considered in the difficult time of economic recession. From the part-whole perspective, life satisfaction can be broken down into satisfaction with thirteen domains of life. The multiple regression is run in order to determine the relationship between the satisfaction with these thirteen domains of life as well as household income and overall life satisfaction. The results suggest that consumer well-being in terms of satisfaction with material possession has a positive impact on life satisfaction along with satisfaction with work, self, family, personal health and the objective indicator of economic well-being which is household income.

How Different Health Literacy Dimensions Influences Health Status and Well-being among Men and Women: The Mediating Role of Health Behaviors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Peggy Pui-Lai Or ◽  
Joanne Wai-Yee Chung
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Men And Women

Abstract Background. Health literacy, the ability to access, understand, evaluate, and apply health information, was found to contribute to positive health outcomes, possibly via promoting healthy behaviors. However, the specific pathways linking different health literacy skills to health and well-being has remained unclear. Methods. A cross-sectional survey with structural questionnaires was administered among 2236 community-based adults in Hong Kong (mean age = 46.10 ±19.05). Health literacy was measured by HLS-Asian-47. Participants' health behavior, physical conditions, and subjective well-being were reported.Results. With structural modeling path analysis, health literacy in finding and understanding information showed a direct effect on enhancing physical health. While applying information capacity had an indirect positive effect via promoting health behaviors, which was moderated by sex. Only among women, this indirect effect predicting fewer physical symptoms and better well-being was significant.Conclusions. Although similar patterns were found in physical condition and well-being, distinct direct and indirect pathways were found of different health literacy dimensions for men and women. Based on the findings, by targeting specific health literacy skills, education programs should be developed to enhance women’s health knowledge, and men's application of the knowledge in healthy lifestyle.

Mediating Role of Interpersonal Interactions Between Chinese Farmers' Social Networks and their Subjective Well-Being

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjun Zhang ◽  
Yang Xu ◽  
Yu Hou
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Interpersonal Interactions ◽  
The Impact

As more than half the population of China lives in rural areas, farmers' subjective well-being is important to the maintenance of socialism in the countryside and the Chinese people's target of comprehensively building a prosperous society. Using data collected in the 2012 Chinese General Social Survey, we built a regression model to examine the impact of farmers' social networks on their subjective well-being, and the mediating effect of their interpersonal interactions on this relationship. Results showed that farmers' social networks had a positive impact on their overall subjective well-being, which was, in turn, mediated by their interpersonal interactions. Farmers with well-developed social networks tended to have effective interpersonal interactions that satisfied their social psychological needs and enhanced their subjective well-being. Our findings provide a valuable reference for enhancing the subjective well-being of farmers in China.

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