scholarly journals Health: bioecological analysis of subjective well-being in teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. e55912
Author(s):  
Morgana Christmann ◽  
Sílvia Maria de Oliveira Pavão
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Research ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
Bioecological Theory ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Mixed Approach

Reflect on the concepts that go through the history of people with disabilities, in the context of their rights, as the processes involving their education is an emerging theme. The objective of this work was to understand the conceptions about health of university professors based on the Bioecological Theory of Human development. This is an exploratory case study research with a mixed approach carried out with professors from a public university in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The method of data collection was the interview and the self-administered questionnaire. 73 professors and 6 interview participants from different fields of knowledge, selected at random participated answering to the questionnaire. It was observed that the systems that constitute the organizational basis of the participants' lives were similar and that their life stories, their culture, the media and the relationships they establish at work are factors that influence their conceptions about health and about the relationship established with people with disabilities in Higher Education. The participants' conception of health, however, still runs through the biomedical model, but has been undergoing a progressive change. It is concluded that the conceptions about health are linked to life history, when then one starts to subjectivity. Combined with the contextual issues of a particular place, the concept of health has been progressively detaching itself from the concept of disease.

scholarly journals Psychocapital and Shangri-Las: How happiness became both a means and end to governmentality

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Mckay
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Past ◽  
Means And Ends ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Politics Of Happiness

In this paper a paradox is revealed in the politics of well-being over the means and ends of happiness. That paradox, in brief, is that although happiness is argued to be the ultimate end of all governmentality, in order to serve as that end, it first needs to be translated into a means for bolstering the economy, for only that way can a teleology of happiness gain a foothold in a world which prioritizes economic growth as an end in itself. To show this the paper gives a history of subjective well-being (SWB) research, and contrasts it with the politics of happiness in the UK, where SWB has in the past decade been translated into a discourse around the psychological wealth of the nation via the concepts of mental capital (MC) and mental well-being (MWB).

Introduction

Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Peter Adamson
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Well Being ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Central Idea ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ethical Virtue ◽  
The Mind

This introduction to the volume gives an overview of the chapters, setting out a case for integrating the history of philosophy with the history of medicine and sketching some of the key philosophical issues that arise around the concept of health. These include the difficulty of defining “health,” the mind-body relationship, and questions about how philosophy informs medical science and practice. A central idea is that the concept of health operates at two levels, the mental and the physical (or the soul and the body), so that ethical virtue and physical well-being have often been seen as parallel or mutually dependent.

Optimistic Explanatory Style

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Peterson ◽  
Tracy A. Steen
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Explanatory Style ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Worth Living ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
History Of ◽  
Long Life

Research has linked optimism to higher levels of subjective well-being, to positive mood and good morale, to perseverance and effective problem solving, to achievement and success in a variety of domains, to popularity, to good physical health, to reduced suicidal ideation, and even to long life and freedom from trauma. In this chapter, we review what is known about one cognate of optimism—“explanatory style,” how people habitually explain the causes of events that occur to them. We trace the history of explanatory style research, focusing on the neglected question of the origins of explanatory style. Finally, we conclude by addressing issues that need to be considered by positive psychologists doing research on explanatory style. Research still focuses too much on negative outcomes, ignoring the premise of positive psychology: What makes life most worth living needs to be examined in its own right.

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE OF THE PERSONIN RUSSIA OF THE LATE XX-EARLY XXI CENTURY (HISTORICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH)

2020 ◽  
pp. 134-166
Author(s):  
Е.Н. Холондович
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media

Представлены результаты историко-психологического исследования психологического самочувствия человека в России конца XX - начала XXI вв. На первом этапе была разработана теоретическая модель этого конструкта, на втором с помощью метода фокус-групп дискутировались представления о нем респондентов. Качественному анализу подвергались эссе участников групп , были выделены 28 характеристик, отражающих его положительный и отрицательный статус . В задачи третьего этапа входило выявление изменений в психологическом самочувствии человека в России за последние 23 года истории страны. В качестве источника информации об изучаемом явлении была выбрана газета «Аргументы и факты». Всего обработке было подвергнуто 52 номера издания, включающие 5827 статей различного характера четырех временных периодов с 1993 по 2015 гг. При помощи метода машинного семантического анализа текстов с использованием языка php-программирования в них были вычленены слова, отражающие положительное и отрицательное психологическое самочувствие. Полученные числовые значения были подвергнуты ранжированию и статистической обработке. Положительные слова в СМИ упоминаются более часто, но они менее вариативны, в то время как отрицательные имеют свою временную динамику и нарастают из года в год. Таким образом, была показана динамика психологического самочувствия россиян в течение последних более чем 2-х десятилетий истории России. Также в сознании россиян было выявлено ценностное ядро, включающее характеристики «Работа», «Счастье», «Семья» и «Успех». Проведенный анализ подтвердил предположение о влиянии на самочувствие человека политических и экономических изменений в обществе: относительная стабильность улучшает психологическое самочувствие человека и наоборот. В целом можно говорить о положительной тональности психологического самочувствия человека в выбранный исторический период, хотя в условиях нестабильности общества страхи и тревоги граждан неизменно растут. The results of the study of a person's psychological state in Russia from the end of the XX - the beginning of the XXI centuries are presented. The study was carried out as part of historical psychology. A theoretical model of psychological state was created in the first stage of the research. During the discussion, respondents found out about the psychological state of a person using the focus group method; essays of group members underwent a qualitative analysis; then, 28 concepts were identified that reflect the positive and negative psychological well-being of a person at the second stage of the study. In the third stage of the research, the authors studied the changing of person's psychological state in Russia over the past 23 years of history. The newspaper «Arguments and Facts» was chosen as a source of information about the phenomenon under study. In total, 52 issues of the AiF newspaper were subjected to processing, including 5827 articles of various natures over four time periods from 1993 to 2015. The method of machine analysis of the text using the PHP-programming language allowed us to carry out semantic analysis and to isolate from the text the concepts reflecting the positive and negative psychological state of a person. Numerical values were subjected to ranking and statistical processing. The dynamics in the psychological state of a person of Russians during the last decades in the history of Russia has been revealed. Positive concepts in the media were mentioned more often, and they were less variable, while negative ones had their temporal dynamics and increased from year to year. It also revealed the core values in the minds of Russians, including the concepts of "Work," "Happiness," "Family," «and "Success." The analysis confirmed the assumption about the influence of political and economic changes in society on human well-being: relative political and economic stability improve the psychological state of a person. In General, we can talk about the positive coloring of the psychological state of a person. However, in conditions of instability of society, fears and anxieties of citizens are continually growing.

A Convenient Truth?

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-41
Author(s):  
Peter Railton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Political Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Sacrifice

Justice would appear to require that those who are the principal beneficiaries of a history of economic and political behavior that has produced dramatic climate change bear a correspondingly large share of the costs of getting it under control. Yet a widespread material ideology of happiness suggests that this would require sacrificing “quality of life” in the most-developed countries—hardly a popular program. However, an empirically-grounded understanding of the nature and function of “subjective well-being”, and of the factors that most influence it, challenges this ideology and suggests instead that well-being in more-developed as well as less-developed societies could be improved consistently with sustainable resource-utilization. If right, this could refocus debates over climate change from the sacrifice of “quality of life” to the enhancement and more equitable distribution of well-being within a framework of sustainable relations with one another and with the rest of nature.

The Inner Demons of The Better Angels of Our Nature

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lord Smail
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Historical Reality ◽  
Psychological Literature ◽  
Medieval Europe ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Violence ◽  
Historical Theology ◽  
Point Of Departure

The Better Angels of Our Nature makes a bold contribution to the deep history of human violence. By laying out a framework for understanding this history, Steven Pinker has provided an important point of departure for all future scholarship in this area. Pinker’s depiction of violence in medieval Europe, however, includes serious misrepresentations of the historical reality of this period; his handling of the scholarship on medieval Europe raises doubts about his treatment of other periods. This article also offers a brief review of recent psychological literature that suggests that subjective well-being is historically invariant. In light of this review, I argue that Better Angels is best understood not as a work of history but as a study in moral and historical theology, and recommend that the history of violence should feature the cognitive experiences of victims rather than aggressors.

scholarly journals Adaptation and providing validity evidence for the Satisfaction with School Subscale and Satisfaction with Friends Subscale of Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
T.N. Kanonire ◽  
I.L. Uglanova ◽  
D.A. Federiakin
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Russian Version ◽  
History Of ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The paper describes both the process and the results of adaptation and providing validity evidence for the Russian version of two subscales (Satisfaction with School and Satisfaction with Friends) of Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (sample of third-grade pupils, N = 1729). Thisquestionnaireisoneofthemostsignificantscalesin the history of studying subjective well-being in primary schoolworldwide, although it has not been adapted in Russia yet. Adaptation has been carried according to the International Test Commission Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Test. ValiditywasinterpretedaccordingtotheDutch Committee on Testing (COTAN)practice. Psychometric analysis included applying of Classical Test Theory, Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Item Response Theory methods. It revealed high psychometric quality of the adapted subscales after deletion of the very three items the other studies suggest as problematic.

scholarly journals INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT: DEVELOPING INTEGRATED DEFINITION

2019 ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
D. Palatna
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Integrated Concept ◽  
European Standards ◽  
The Right

The article highlights the problem of the absence of an inclusive environment for people with disabilities as a factor in the declarative nature of inclusive reforms. Actual barriers and problems that prevent people with disabilities from participating actively in society are described. These barriers require an integrated approach to develop practical solution and minimize them. Pedagogical aspect of terms "inclusion" and "inclusive environment" is the most developed (right now). Nevertheless, the main idea of the pedagogical concept of inclusion is the creation of a "school for all" that meets the common European standards and the mission of creating a society for all. So the idea of inclusivity at this point has a broader meaning than simply creating the right environment at school. The key elements of social and pedagogical aspects are recognition of diversity, elimination of inequalities, minimization of barriers and creation of conditions in which any exclusion in all spheres of life is impossible. Psychological aspect of inclusion is to understand psychological well-being as an important element of it. Psychological conditions of an inclusive environment should contribute to the individual's experience of subjective well-being. Based on the etymology of the word, you can describe inclusion as the process of forming a single whole by combining different parts. Having analyzed the social, pedagogical and psychological aspects of defining this concept, we believe that it is only whole environment in which inclusion must be realized. Thus, an inclusive environment is a human environment that provides conditions for inclusion of all persons into the spheres of society through the elimination of any barriers, taking into account the diversity of people. The integrated concept gives the opportunity to scientifically substantiate the design of new projects, programs and creation of inclusive social services.

The Scientific Pursuit of Happiness

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Myers ◽  
Ed Diener
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Pursuit Of Happiness ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Happiness Research ◽  
Religious Engagement ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Research

We review the history of happiness research that gave rise to our 1995 review. We then summarize—and update with a quick synopsis of more recent research—each of our conclusions regarding the associations of subjective well-being with age, gender, income, personal traits, social support, and religious engagement. Finally, we briefly review new research on the benefits of happiness, and of happiness interventions at both individual and national levels.

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