Vitality Revisited: The Evolving Concept of Flourishing and Its Relevance to Personal and Public Health
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. From Health to Well-Being
“Health is more than the absence of disease. It is something positive, and involves physique and vitality, and it is mental as well as physical. The inherent difficulty at the present time is the absence of scientific methods of measuring this positive element in health. Yet, the world knows as a matter of human experience that it is real and vital.”George C. Whipple, co-founder of Harvard School of Public Health, 1916 [18].
3. From Well-Being to Flourishing
“Do we really know what human good or human flourishing consists of, or do we…really have anything like an adequate conception of the social conditions for its attainment, or, if in turn we know that, do we know how to bring those social conditions into being?”Kai Nielsen in Human Needs and Politics, 1977 [63].
4. Consideration of Human Virtues, Character Strengths, and Social Resources
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- Overall, how satisfied are you with life as a whole these days?
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- In general, how happy or unhappy do you usually feel?
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- In general, how would you rate your physical health?
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- How would you rate your overall mental health?
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- Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?
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- I understand my purpose in life.
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- I always act to promote good in all circumstances, even in difficult and challenging situations.
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- I am always able to give up some happiness now for greater happiness later.
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- I am content with my friendships and relationships.
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- My relationships are as satisfying as I would want them to be.
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- How often do you worry about being able to meet normal monthly living expenses?
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- How often do you worry about safety, food, or housing?
5. Vitality as a Core Construct in Health and Well-Being
6. The Case for Including Vitality: More Comprehensive Assessment of Flourishing
7. Towards Greater Integration: From Biopsychosocial Research to The Exposome
8. Future Directions
9. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Logan, A.C.; Berman, B.M.; Prescott, S.L. Vitality Revisited: The Evolving Concept of Flourishing and Its Relevance to Personal and Public Health. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065065
Logan AC, Berman BM, Prescott SL. Vitality Revisited: The Evolving Concept of Flourishing and Its Relevance to Personal and Public Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(6):5065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065065
Chicago/Turabian StyleLogan, Alan C., Brian M. Berman, and Susan L. Prescott. 2023. "Vitality Revisited: The Evolving Concept of Flourishing and Its Relevance to Personal and Public Health" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 6: 5065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065065