Measurement of flourishing: a scoping review
IntroductionFlourishing is an evolving wellbeing construct and outcome of interest across the social and biological sciences. Despite some conceptual advancements, there remains limited consensus on how to measure flourishing, as well as how to distinguish it from closely related wellbeing construct...
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| description | IntroductionFlourishing is an evolving wellbeing construct and outcome of interest across the social and biological sciences. Despite some conceptual advancements, there remains limited consensus on how to measure flourishing, as well as how to distinguish it from closely related wellbeing constructs, such as thriving and life satisfaction. This paper aims to provide an overview and comparison of the diverse scales that have been developed to measure flourishing among adolescent and adult populations to provide recommendations for future studies seeking to use flourishing as an outcome in social and biological research.MethodsIn accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), we conducted a scoping review across PubMed and EMBASE of studies introducing original flourishing scales (defined as a previously unpublished measure of mental health or wellbeing that used “flourishing” in its definition). Studies focusing on adult populations that were published before April 28, 2023 were considered eligible for inclusion.ResultsOut of 781 studies retrieved, we identified seven eligible studies covering seven unique flourishing scales. We find that all seven scales are multidimensional and assess features over monthly or yearly intervals. While most of the scales (six out of seven) include indicators of both hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing, the operationalization of these dimensions of wellbeing varies considerably between scales. Several of the scales have been translated and validated across multiple geographical contexts, including higher- and lower-income countries.DiscussionComplementing self-report measures with other social, economic, regional, and biological indicators of flourishing may be useful to provide holistic and widely applicable measures of wellbeing. This review contributes to concept validation efforts that can guide strategies to sustain flourishing societies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5dfa1207fae44d6ad9d7b4e92eb540a2024-02-01T04:42:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-02-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.12939431293943Measurement of flourishing: a scoping reviewAndrew Rule0Cody Abbey1Huan Wang2Scott Rozelle3Manpreet K. Singh4Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United StatesIntroductionFlourishing is an evolving wellbeing construct and outcome of interest across the social and biological sciences. Despite some conceptual advancements, there remains limited consensus on how to measure flourishing, as well as how to distinguish it from closely related wellbeing constructs, such as thriving and life satisfaction. This paper aims to provide an overview and comparison of the diverse scales that have been developed to measure flourishing among adolescent and adult populations to provide recommendations for future studies seeking to use flourishing as an outcome in social and biological research.MethodsIn accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), we conducted a scoping review across PubMed and EMBASE of studies introducing original flourishing scales (defined as a previously unpublished measure of mental health or wellbeing that used “flourishing” in its definition). Studies focusing on adult populations that were published before April 28, 2023 were considered eligible for inclusion.ResultsOut of 781 studies retrieved, we identified seven eligible studies covering seven unique flourishing scales. We find that all seven scales are multidimensional and assess features over monthly or yearly intervals. While most of the scales (six out of seven) include indicators of both hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing, the operationalization of these dimensions of wellbeing varies considerably between scales. Several of the scales have been translated and validated across multiple geographical contexts, including higher- and lower-income countries.DiscussionComplementing self-report measures with other social, economic, regional, and biological indicators of flourishing may be useful to provide holistic and widely applicable measures of wellbeing. This review contributes to concept validation efforts that can guide strategies to sustain flourishing societies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1293943/fullflourishingmeasurementwellbeingclinical applicationsscoping review |
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