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Spiritual Contentment: Are You Searching for Meaning and Purpose in Your Life?
In today's fast-paced life, more and more people are beginning to reflect on the meaning and purpose of their lives. According to some studies, subjective well-being (SWB), as a self-reported indicator of happiness, has become an important criterion for measuring the quality of personal life. This concept was proposed by psychologist Ed Diener in 1984 and is divided into three main components: positive emotions, negative emotions and life satisfaction.
SWB involves not only individuals' emotional responses but also their cognitive evaluations of life.
According to Diener's model, high frequency of positive emotions, low frequency of negative emotions, and cognitive evaluation of life constitute the core elements of individual happiness. These components are not only interrelated, but also help us understand a person's overall quality of life.
Structure of SWB
Subjective well-being can be viewed as a broad topic of scientific study rather than a specific construct. When people evaluate themselves, they tend to rely on emotional experiences, such as happiness and pain, and their evaluation of a "good life." The components of SWB include affect (measured by pleasure), life satisfaction (measured by cognition), and the sense of seeking meaning (Eudaimonia).
Emotional Factors
Affect refers to the emotions, moods, and feelings experienced by an individual. These can be positive, negative, or a combination of both. When assessing subjective well-being, the impact of emotions is crucial.
Life satisfaction
Life satisfaction is an overall evaluation of one's life and can be related to satisfaction in specific life areas (such as job satisfaction). This concept is often viewed as a stable component of an individual's subjective well-being.
Yudademonia
Eudaimonia's measurements are designed to quantify traits such as virtue and wisdom, and to realize concepts of potential, such as meaning, purpose, and flourishing. Although research in this area is still ongoing, its importance to subjective well-being has been confirmed.
Measurement of subjective well-being
Life satisfaction and emotional balance are typically measured separately and independently. Self-report methods such as questionnaires are often used. Due to the errors in self-reporting, recent studies have begun to explore friend and family reports and experience sampling methods to obtain more realistic data.
The accuracy of questionnaire responses is often affected by whether participants are honest or thorough, which makes the validity of doctoral questionnaires and other self-report instruments questionable.
Theoretical Framework
Theories on the causes of SWB can be divided into top-down and bottom-up perspectives. The top-down perspective holds that an individual's personality traits influence their perception of life events, while the bottom-up perspective holds that happy experiences in life constitute an individual's sense of well-being.
Influencing factors
Many studies have shown that an individual's subjective well-being is affected by multiple factors. Includes the quality of social relationships and feelings of support. Empirical studies have shown that high-quality social interactions can significantly enhance an individual's SWB.
Social influence plays a vital role in supporting the stability of individual SWB and enhancing interpersonal intimacy.
In the pursuit of happiness and at the crossroads of life, we must explore what factors play a key role in shaping the quality of our lives. Have you ever thought about the meaning and purpose of your life?
