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Well-being, wellbeing,〔• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wellbeing〕 welfare or wellness is a general term for the condition of an individual or group, for example their social, economic, psychological, spiritual or medical state; a high level of well-being means in some sense the individual or group's experience is positive, while low well-being is associated with negative happenings. In economics, the term is used for one or more quantitative measures intended to assess the quality of life of a group, for example, in the capabilities approach and the economics of happiness. As with the related cognate terms 'wealth' and 'welfare', economics sources often contrast the state with its opposite.〔• As in ''Journal of Economic Literature'' Health, education, and welfare JEL: I Subcategories at JEL: I3 - Welfare and Poverty. • Adam Smith, 1776. ''The Wealth of Nations''. • Partha Dasgupta, 1993. ''An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution''. (Description ) and (review. ) • David S. Landes, 1998. ''The Wealth and Poverty of Nations''. (Review. ) • Paul Streeten, 1999. "Henry J. Bruton, ''On the Search for Well Being'', and Yujiro Hayami, ''Development Economics: From the Poverty to the Wealth of Nations''," ''Economic Development and Cultural Change''," 48(1), pp. (209 )-214.〕 The study of well-being is divided into subjective well-being and objective well-being. ==Background== Although there has not been a clear definition established for well-being, it can be defined as “...a special case of attitude”. This definition serves two purposes of well-being: developing and testing a () theory for the structure of () among varieties of well-being, and integration of well-being theory with the ongoing cumulative theory development in the fields of attitude of related research”.〔 One’s well-being develops through assessments of their environment and emotions and then developing an interpretation of their own personal self. There are two different types of well-being: cognitive and affective.. Social well-being is mentioned in Canadian law.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://faolex.fao.org/docs/html/bc80181.htm )〕 A more current definition of wellness and its distinction from health is the following: "Wellness refers to diverse and interconnected dimensions of physical, mental, and social well-being that extend beyond the traditional definition of health. It includes choices and activities aimed at achieving physical vitality, mental alacrity, social satisfaction, a sense of accomplishment, and personal fulfillment." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「wellbeing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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