Business and Society Review,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 23, 2024
Abstract
Flourishing‐for‐all
as
emerged
a
concept
to
respond
the
apparent
lack
of
capacity
translate
sustainability
discourse
into
actual
practices
conducive
more
sustainable
societies.
In
this
special
issue,
we
assert
that
flourishing‐for‐all
addresses
gap
identified
in
still
needs
conversion
practice,
and
processes
for
catalyzing
necessary
transformation
need
be
implemented.
The
eight
papers
issue
address
from
different
ontological,
epistemological,
methodological
perspectives,
demonstrating
wide
interest
topic,
shared
belief
both
academia
practice
must
go
beyond
embrace
flourishing‐for‐all.
They
bring
fore
three
important
features
approach:
First,
it
allows
profound
analysis
systemic
sustainability‐related
problems;
secondly,
highlights
new
relationships
among
problem‐related
variables;
thirdly,
extends
repertory
reach
possible
solutions.
The Journal of Positive Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 25
Published: July 10, 2024
For
over
ten
years
the
World
Happiness
Report
has
influentially
ranked
nations
on
self-reported
life
evaluation
as
measured
by
Gallup
Poll.
Inspired
this
endeavour,
paper
aims
to
broaden
our
understanding
of
global
flourishing
assessing
an
expansive
battery
38
items
relating
wellbeing
in
Poll,
encompassing
386,654
people
145
countries
three
(2020–2022).
The
variation
respective
placing
across
different
reveals
a
complex
picture
flourishing,
with
many
ranking
highly
certain
metrics
but
faring
poorly
others.
Additionally,
principal
components
analyses
produced
conceptualization
featuring
numerous
dimensions
(with
both
three-
and
six-factor
solution
being
viable).
Together,
these
findings
paint
nuanced
multifaceted
nature
its
manifestations
around
world.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 27, 2025
Abstract
This
network
meta-analysis
(NMA)
synthesises
183
randomised
controlled
trials
(RCTs)
with
22,811
participants,
providing
a
novel,
comprehensive
comparison
of
wellbeing
interventions.
Findings
indicate
that
interventions
integrating
psychological
techniques
physical
activity,
including
‘movement
combined
intervention’
and
yoga,
rank
highest.
Mindfulness,
compassion-focused
therapies,
ACT
also
demonstrated
strong
effects,
highlighting
shared
characteristics
presence,
acceptance,
self-compassion
as
beneficial.
Physical
activity
performed
comparably
to
single
positive
psychology
interventions,
underscoring
multiple
pathways
wellbeing.
All
were
significantly
more
effective
than
no
treatment
control
groups,
except
for
nature-based
which
did
not
outperform
controls.
However,
characterised
by
small
samples
moderate-to-high
risk
bias.
Multiple
sub-group
sensitivity
analyses
confirmed
the
robustness
these
conclusions.
To
advance
field,
future
research
needs
explore
multi-component
approaches
transcend
disciplinary
silos,
embrace
interconnected
determinants,
ultimately
foster
sustainable,
holistic
International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science Engineering and Education,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 141 - 156
Published: April 29, 2025
Given
the
abundance
of
research
on
well-being
and
flourishing,
this
study
aimed
to
outline
direct
indirect
effects
personality
predictors
flourishing.
The
cross-sectional
included
ten
scales,
measuring
traits
(the
extraversion,
neuroticism,
openness
experience,
consciousness,
agreeableness
meta-traits
plasticity
stability)
personal
dispositions
(self-esteem,
mindfulness,
coping
potential,
learned
helplessness,
self-handicapping,
planning,
rumination)
a
convenient
sample
451
respondents.
A
ten-session
training
designed
promote
flourishing
was
conducted
with
10
participants
over
three-month
period.
Results
revealed
stronger
effect
than
traits,
as
well
moderating
mediating
dispositions.
Flourishing
is
predicted
by
high
self-esteem,
proactive
coping,
agreeableness,
meaning
in
life.
Problem-oriented
mediates
relation
Conscientiousness
stability
moderate
mind-fulness
moderates
self-esteem
This
finding
considered
highlight
specific
role
both
dispositions,
related
self-regulation.
Self-esteem
needs
be
flexible
enough
revised
validated
supported
plasticity,
while
cognitive,
emotional,
behavioral
aspects,
are
stability.
greater
extent
behavioural
patterns
pathways
can
learned,
which
particular
interest
for
integration
education
support
individual
performance,
especially
times
crisis
instability.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: April 30, 2025
Although
the
importance
of
balance
has
been
recognized
in
various
specific
domains,
from
work-life
to
a
balanced
diet,
there
curiously
little
attention
life
overall
(i.e.,
across
all
aspects
living).
As
result,
is
relatively
understanding
its
dynamics,
including
any
childhood
factors
that
may
be
associated
with
adulthood.
To
gain
better
such
factors,
we
analysed
cross-sectional
wave
1
data
on
Global
Flourishing
Study.
This
five-year
(minimum)
panel
study
investigating
predictors
human
flourishing,
involving
(in
this
first
year)
202,898
participants
22
countries,
and
which
includes
item,
"In
general,
how
often
are
your
balance?"
Here
looked
at
13
balance,
using
random
effects
meta-analyses
aggregate
findings
main
text,
focusing
three
research
questions.
First,
do
different
child's
upbringing
predict
adulthood?,
for
most
impactful
factor
was
"feel[ing]
like
an
outsider
family"
when
growing
up
(Risk
Ratio
=
0.90),
least
immigration
status
(0.98).
Second,
these
associations
vary
by
country?,
effect
being
outsider,
example,
strongest
Australia,
weakest
(not
than
zero)
Egypt,
Hong
Kong,
Indonesia,
Nigeria,
Philippines,
Poland,
South
Africa,
Turkey.
Third,
observed
relationships
robust
potential
unmeasured
confounding,
as
assessed
E-values,
case.
These
results
shed
new
light
cross-cultural
causal
dynamics
overlooked
topic
provide
foundation
further
enquiry.
