Core features Additional features

Positive emotionsEngagement, interestMeaning, purpose

Self-esteemOptimismResilienceVitalitySelf-determinationPositive relationships

Positive emotion Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are?

Engagement, interest I love learning new things.

Meaning, purpose I generally feel that what I do in my life is valuable and worthwhile.

Self-esteem In general, I feel very positive about myself.

Optimism I’m always optimistic about my future.

Resilience When things go wrong in my life, it generally takes me a long time to get back to normal. (Opposite answers indicate more resilience.)

Positive relationships There are people in my life who really care about me.

WELL-BEING ITEMS

Core features Additional features

Positive emotionsEngagement, interestMeaning, purpose

Self-esteemOptimismResilienceVitalitySelf-determinationPositive relationships

WELL-BEING FEATURES

FLOURISHING RANKINGS

Portugal

5 10 15Russian Federation

0 25 30 3520Percent meeting the criteria for flourishing

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SlovakiaBulgaria

HungaryUkraine

GermanyFrance

PolandEstonia

NetherlandsSlovenia

SpainBelgium

SwedenUnited Kingdom

Cyprus

IrelandAustria

FinlandNorway

SwitzerlandDenmark

ACTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONDINGThis table illustrates two examples of the four styles.

YOUR PARTNER SHARES POSITIVE EVENT

TYPE OF RESPONSE

YOUR RESPONSE

“I received a promotion and a raise at work!”

Active and Constructive

“That is great! I am so proud of you. I know how important that promotion was to you! Please relive the event with me now. Where were you when your boss told you? What did he say? How did you react? We should go out and celebrate.” Nonverbal: maintaining eye contact, displays of positive emotions, such as genuine smiling, touching, laughing.

Passive and Constructive

“That is good news. You deserve it.” Nonverbal: little to no active emotional expression.

Active and Destructive

“That sounds like a lot of responsibility to take on. Are you going to spend even fewer nights at home now?” Nonverbal: displays of negative emotions, such as furrowed brow, frowning.

Passive and Destructive

“What’s for dinner?” Nonverbal: little to no eye contact, turning away, leaving the room.

“I just won five hundred dollars in a charity raffle!”

Active and Constructive

“Wow, what luck. Are you going to buy yourself something nice? How did you buy that ticket? Doesn’t it feel great to win something?” Nonverbal: maintaining eye contact, displays of positive emotions.

Passive and Constructive

“That is nice.” Nonverbal: little to no active emotional expression.

Active and Destructive

“I bet you are going to have to pay taxes on that. I never win anything.” Nonverbal: displays of negative emotions.

Passive and Destructive

“I had a bad day at work today.” Nonverbal: little eye contact, turning away.

ACTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONDING FORM

OTHER’S EVENT MY RESPONSE (VERBATIM) OTHER’S RESPONSE TO ME

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Adjusted Hazard Ratio for All-Cause, CVD, and Cancer Mortality in 4,060 Adults 60+, 989 Deaths

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ADJUSTED HAZARD RATIO FOR ALL-CAUSE, CVD AND CANCER MORTALITY IN 4,060 ADULTS 60+, 989 DEATHS

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Multivariate + % Body Fat Adjusted HR of All-Cause Mortality by Fitness Groups, ACLS, 2,603 Adults 60+

Cardiorespiratory Fitness

X. Sui et al., JAMA 2007; 398; 2507–16

MULTIVARIATE + % BODY FAT ADJUSTED HR OF ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY BY FITNESS GROUPS, ACLS, 2,603 ADULTS 60+

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JOINT ASSOCIATIONS OF CRF AND % BODY FAT WITH ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY, ACLS, 2,603 ADULTS 60+

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Georgia

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Russia

Kuwait

Hong Kong

Brazil UK

USA

Japan Emirates

Finland

NorwayVenezuela

Denmark

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Argentina Greece

SpainItaly

Taiwan

Korea

Singapore

MONEY AND SATISFACTION

LIFE SATISFACTION FOR VARIOUS GROUPS

Forbes magazine’s richest Americans 5.8

Pennsylvania Amish 5.8

Inughuit (Inuit people in northern Greenland) 5.8

African Masai 5.7

Swedish probability sample 5.6

International college student sample (forty-seven nations in 2000)

4.9

Illinois Amish 4.9

Calcutta slum dwellers 4.6

Fresno, California, homeless 2.9

Calcutta pavement dwellers (homeless) 2.9