Can We Increase Psychological Well-Being? The Effects of Interventions on Psychological Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Can We Increase Psychological Well-Being? The Effects of Interventions on Psychological Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

BACKGROUND There is a rapidly growing interest in psychological well-being (PWB) as outcome of interventions. Ryff developed theory-based indicators of PWB that are consistent with a eudaimonic perspective of happiness. Numerous interventions have been developed with the aim to increase PWB. However, the effects on PWB measured as coherent outcome have not been examined across studies yet. This...

On the psychological well-being of chimpanzees.

Religiosity and Psychological Well-Being

The aim of the current study was to explore the link between religiosity and psychological wellbeing in a model of Pakistani Muslims. Earlier research has acknowledged a positive relationship between the two factors. The sample (65 men and 85 women) with an age range from 18 to 60 years was chosen. Religiosity was operationalized as religious gatherings attendance, belief salience and frequency...

Parentification and Psychological Well-being

While it is clear that parenting behaviors impact adolescent adjustment in a number of ways (Steinberg, 2001), less is known about how parenting changes over time as children develop across adolescence. The current study has two goals: first, to examine longitudinal measurement invariance of a parenting behavior measure assessing acceptance, rejection, and consistent discipline by mother and fa...

The effects of reminiscence on psychological well-being in older adults: a meta-analysis.

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of reminiscence on psychological well-being across different target groups and treatment modalities. Fifteen controlled outcome studies were included. An overall effect size of 0.54 was found, indicating a moderate influence of reminiscence on life-satisfaction and emotional well-being in older adults. Life-review wa...