As clinicians delivering health care, we are very good at treating disease but often not as
good at treating the person. The focus of our attention has been on the specific physical …

There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

Human feelings measured in integers (my happiness is an 8 out of 10, my pain 2 out of 6)
have no objective scientific basis. They are “made-up” numbers on a scale that does not …

Concerns regarding high rates of teacher stress and burnout are present globally. Yet there
is limited current data regarding the severity of stress, or the role of intrapersonal and …

Subjective well-being (SWB) is an extremely active area of research with about 170,000
articles and books published on the topic in the past 15 years. Methodological and …

The empirical science of subjective well-being, popularly referred to as happiness or
satisfaction, has grown enormously in the past decade. In this Review, we selectively …

Positive organizational scholarship has led to a growing interest in the critical role of positive
emotions for the lives of both workers and organizations. We review and integrate the …

Research into the relationship between happiness and health is develo** rapidly,
exploring the possibility that impaired happiness is not only a consequence of ill-health but …

Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …

Positive affect (PA) is associated with better health across a wide range of physical health
outcomes. This review reflects on why the study of PA is an essential component of our …