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The Psychology of Quality of LifeEffects of Biology, Drugs, Life Events, and the Environment on Wellbeing

The Psychology of Quality of Life: Effects of Biology, Drugs, Life Events, and the Environment on... [This chapter describes the effects of objective reality in terms of personal factors such as genetics, biology, health, drugs, life events, and the physical environment on the subjective aspects of quality of life (hedonic wellbeing, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia). With respect to biology, wellbeing research is discussed in relation to genes; hormones; stress, anxiety, and depression; food, sex, and drugs; sleep, physical exercise, obesity, body image, and diurnal preference. With respect to health, research is discussed in reference to how both physical and mental health influence wellbeing at large. Research is also discussed covering drugs and substance abuse and their effects on wellbeing. Focusing on life events, two research streams are discussed: facilitating adaptation to negative events and mitigating adaptation to positive events. Finally, the wellbeing effects of the physical environment (seasonal variation, climate, and weather; the natural environment; environmental pathogens; and resource scarcity) are highlighted.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Psychology of Quality of LifeEffects of Biology, Drugs, Life Events, and the Environment on Wellbeing

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 83)
Sirgy, M. Joseph
The Psychology of Quality of Life — Jun 10, 2021
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-71887-9
Pages
175 –204
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-71888-6_8
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Abstract

[This chapter describes the effects of objective reality in terms of personal factors such as genetics, biology, health, drugs, life events, and the physical environment on the subjective aspects of quality of life (hedonic wellbeing, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia). With respect to biology, wellbeing research is discussed in relation to genes; hormones; stress, anxiety, and depression; food, sex, and drugs; sleep, physical exercise, obesity, body image, and diurnal preference. With respect to health, research is discussed in reference to how both physical and mental health influence wellbeing at large. Research is also discussed covering drugs and substance abuse and their effects on wellbeing. Focusing on life events, two research streams are discussed: facilitating adaptation to negative events and mitigating adaptation to positive events. Finally, the wellbeing effects of the physical environment (seasonal variation, climate, and weather; the natural environment; environmental pathogens; and resource scarcity) are highlighted.]

Published: Jun 10, 2021

Keywords: Genetics; Biology; Health; Drugs; Life events; Physical environment; Hedonic wellbeing; Life satisfaction; Eudaimonia; Genes; Hormones; Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Food; Sex; Sleep; Physical exercise; Obesity; Body image; Diurnal preference; Physical health; Mental health; Substance abuse; Seasonal variation; Climate; Weather; Natural environment; Environmental pathogens; Resource scarcity

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