Sustainable Well-Being: A Potential Synergy Between Sustainability and Well-Being Research
(2011) In Review of General Psychology 15(3). p.255-266- Abstract
- This article outlines a potential synergy between sustainability and well-being research. Currently aims within well-being and sustainability research focus on increasing well-being. First, sustainability is defined and important concepts within it highlighted, that is, aims, interdependencies, constraints, values and balanced adaptive processes. It is suggested that positioning well-being more clearly within the sustainability framework can enhance the role of sustainability: for example, in terms of aims and monitoring progress. In turn, the sustainability framework outlined, guides the second part of the article, illustrating how it can reciprocally enhance well-being research. That is, comprehensive empirical, evolutionary,... (More)
- This article outlines a potential synergy between sustainability and well-being research. Currently aims within well-being and sustainability research focus on increasing well-being. First, sustainability is defined and important concepts within it highlighted, that is, aims, interdependencies, constraints, values and balanced adaptive processes. It is suggested that positioning well-being more clearly within the sustainability framework can enhance the role of sustainability: for example, in terms of aims and monitoring progress. In turn, the sustainability framework outlined, guides the second part of the article, illustrating how it can reciprocally enhance well-being research. That is, comprehensive empirical, evolutionary, cross-cultural, and self-conceptual evidence illustrate individuals' interdependencies with other people and nature. Despite this, contemporary hedonic and eudaimonic well-being approaches and accompanying measures are demonstrated to be isolating; investigating well-being individualistically and in a decontextualized manner. This is in line with the individualistic and independent values of Western cultures. Therefore, it is suggested that employing the sustainability framework emphasizing interdependencies within well-being research can be beneficial; perhaps even resulting in an all-inclusive increase in well-being. Limitations are also raised and future research directions suggested. The author concludes that both sustainability and well-being research can benefit from the synergy toward sustainable well-being. (Less)
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- author
- Kjell, Oscar LU
- publishing date
- 2011
- type
- Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- sustainable well-being, happiness, sustainability, interdependency, balance
- categories
- Popular Science
- in
- Review of General Psychology
- volume
- 15
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 255 - 266
- publisher
- American Psychological Association (APA)
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- scopus:80052200239
- ISSN
- 1089-2680
- DOI
- 10.1037/a0024603
- language
- English
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- no
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title = {{Sustainable Well-Being: A Potential Synergy Between Sustainability and Well-Being Research}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4275774/3168522.pdf}},
doi = {{10.1037/a0024603}},
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