Exploring the Association between Life Perceptions and Emotional Profiles in Taiwan

Empirical Evidence from the National Well-Being Indicators Survey

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15514733
AutoresMei-Yin Kuan (0000-0003-0404-3553, National Taiwan University), Jiun-Hao Wang (National Taiwan University), Jiun‐hao Wang (0000-0001-7861-0341, National Taiwan University), Yu-Chang Liou (0000-0002-4019-7923, Jinwen University of Science and Technology, autor de correspondencia), Li-Pei Peng (0000-0001-6855-1253, National Taiwan University)
Año2020
Volumen17
Número12
Páginas4209-4209
Fecha de publicación2020-06-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17124209
PMID32545629
OpenAlexW3035283442
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas60

Most of the studies on subjective well-being have focused on positive emotions. The adverse effect of negative emotions on mental health has been overlooked. This study investigates the extent to which specific life perceptions are associated with emotional profiles, and explores relevant factors that effectively enhance subjective well-being. The data were drawn from 4656 respondents in the 2015 National Well-being Indicators Survey in Taiwan. T-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and ordinary least squares regression were conducted. The results reveal that perceptions of all life domains are positively associated with life satisfaction and happiness. Depression and worry are negatively associated with most of the life perceptions, except for environmental quality. These results demonstrate that the emotional profile approach sheds light on current literature on subjective well-being, and suggests that strategies to increase well-being should take positive and negative emotion into account simultaneously. The findings contribute by confirming which life domains can produce the best or worst outcomes in emotional regulation and positively influence mental health. Given that personal safety and the future security of external types is the most crucial factor within the emotional profiles, social welfare and protection programs would be an important strategy to increase subjective well-being

Anxiety · Association (psychology · Developmental psychology · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Mental health · Perception · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · Subjective well-being · Well-being · Worry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology