Appraisal, wellbeing, and pandemics: why a focus on wellbeing is always warranted

A focus on the determinants of health and wellbeing

But what is Wellbeing

Not always the best medicine: Why frequent smiling can reduce wellbeing

• The meaning people attach to the act of smiling affects their subjective wellbeing. • People believe that smiling either reflects happiness or is an attempt to become happy. • Smile frequency can increase or reduce wellbeing, based on their belief. • Frequent smiling can backfire and make a person less happy. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Conventional wisdom (and existing research) su...

Employee Wellbeing: Evaluating a Wellbeing Intervention in Two Settings

This research presents two studies conducted to evaluate the Wellbeing Game in two different contexts: In a student sample and in an organizational setting. Study 1 investigated the efficacy of the Wellbeing Game, in terms of its effect of wellbeing, stress, and an image valence test, among 60 university students. The results showed that after playing the Wellbeing Game, students reported a sig...

Why schools should promote students' health and wellbeing.

1Institute of Education, University of London, London WC1H 0AL, UK; 2Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; 3DECIPHer, Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, Cardiff, UK; 4Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK ; 5University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK; 6Scho...