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Understanding Well-Being
“Well-being cannot exist just in your own head. Well-being is a combination of feeling good as well as actually having meaning, good relationships, and accomplishment.”—Martin Seligman
IN 1998, WHEN HE was president of the American Psychological Association, Martin Seligman challenged psychologists to broaden their primary focus on human problems to include more research on what promotes flourishing. This kicked off the positive psychology movement, which studies what leads to thriving in individuals, workplaces, and communities. At the individual level, researchers have been working to determine what affects our well-being. ...
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