Social Well-Being

The proposal of five dimensions of social well-being, social integration, social contribution, social coherence, social actualization, and social acceptance, is theoretically substantiated. The theoretical structure, constructure, construct validity, and the social structural sources of the dimensio...

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Published in:Social psychology quarterly 1998-06, Vol.61 (2), p.121-140
Main Author: KEYES, C. L. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actualization
Adult Development
Adults
Age
Age Differences
Anomie
Attitude Measures
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Coherence
Communities
Community Involvement
Construct Validity
Definitions
Dimensions
Educational Attainment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Individual Differences
Interpersonal Relationship
Mental health
Physical Health
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Sociometry
Scales
Self Efficacy
Social acceptance
Social integration
Social Isolation
Social psychology
Social Responsibility
Social well being
Social wellbeing
Validity
Well Being
Wellbeing
Wisconsin
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Summary:The proposal of five dimensions of social well-being, social integration, social contribution, social coherence, social actualization, and social acceptance, is theoretically substantiated. The theoretical structure, constructure, construct validity, and the social structural sources of the dimensions of social well-being are investigated in two studies. Item and confirmatory factor analyses in both studies corroborate the theoretical model of social well-being. The new scales correlate convergently with measures of anomie, generativity, perceived social constraints, community involvement and neighborhood quality. The new scales correlate discriminantly with measures of dysphoria, global well-being, physical health and optimism. Multivariate analyses in both studies substantiate the claim that social well-being is an achievement, facilitated by educational attainment and age. The state and direction of the study of adult functioning are discussed.
ISSN:0190-2725
1939-8999
DOI:10.2307/2787065