N Baylis
Biographic Data
| ID | 9306401 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Baylis |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Baylis |
| SIGNATURE | BAYLIS N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The science of well-being
Positive health: Connecting well–being with biology
Two key types of well–being, eudaimonic and hedonic, are reviewed. The first addresses ideas of self–development, personal growth and purposeful engagement, while the second is concerned with positive feelings such as happiness and contentment. How well–being varies by age and socio–economic standing is briefly summarized, followed by examination of its biological correlates (neuroendocrine, immune, cardiovascular, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep)…
The broaden–and–build theory of positive emotions
The broaden–and–build theory describes the form and function of a subset of positive emotions, including joy, interest, contentment and love. A key proposition is that these positive emotions broaden an individual's momentary thought–action repertoire: joy sparks the urge to play, interest sparks the urge to explore, contentment sparks the urge to savour and integrate, and love sparks a recurring cycle of each of these urges within safe, close re…
The social context of well–being
Large samples of data from the World Values Survey, the US Benchmark Survey and a comparable Canadian survey are used to estimate equations designed to explore the social context of subjective evaluations of well–being, of happiness, and of health. Social capital, as measured by the strength of family, neighbourhood, religious and community ties, is found to support both physical health and subjective well–being. Our new evidence confirms that so…
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Positive health: Connecting well–being with biology
Two key types of well–being, eudaimonic and hedonic, are reviewed. The first addresses ideas of self–development, personal growth and purposeful engagement, while the second is concerned with positive feelings such as happiness and contentment. How well–being varies by age and socio–economic standing is briefly summarized, followed by examination of its biological correlates (neuroendocrine, immune, cardiovascular, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep)…
The broaden–and–build theory of positive emotions
The broaden–and–build theory describes the form and function of a subset of positive emotions, including joy, interest, contentment and love. A key proposition is that these positive emotions broaden an individual's momentary thought–action repertoire: joy sparks the urge to play, interest sparks the urge to explore, contentment sparks the urge to savour and integrate, and love sparks a recurring cycle of each of these urges within safe, close re…
The social context of well–being
Large samples of data from the World Values Survey, the US Benchmark Survey and a comparable Canadian survey are used to estimate equations designed to explore the social context of subjective evaluations of well–being, of happiness, and of health. Social capital, as measured by the strength of family, neighbourhood, religious and community ties, is found to support both physical health and subjective well–being. Our new evidence confirms that so…
The science of well-being
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (2 works) · Well-being (2 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 works) · Community Health and Development (1 works) · Contentment (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (1 works) · Eudaimonia (1 works) · Family ties (1 works) · Geluk (1 works)