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Exploring hedonic and eudaimonic items of well-being in Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countries : influence of sociodemographic and lifestyle factors

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Vanda
dc.contributor.authorQuarta, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorTagarro, Marta
dc.contributor.authorMiloseva, Lence
dc.contributor.authorMassaro, Marika
dc.contributor.authorChervenkov, Mihail
dc.contributor.authorIvanova, Teodora
dc.contributor.authorJorge, Rui
dc.contributor.authorMaksimova, Viktorija
dc.contributor.authorSmilkov, Katarina
dc.contributor.authorAckova, Darinka Gjorgieva
dc.contributor.authorRuskovska, Tatjana
dc.contributor.authorPhilippou, Elena
dc.contributor.authorDeligiannidou, Georgia Eirini
dc.contributor.authorKontogiorgis, Christos A.
dc.contributor.authorConesa, María-Teresa García
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Paula
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-07T12:14:25Z
dc.date.available2025-11-07T12:14:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.description.abstractIncreased understanding of subjective well-being (SWB), as well as factors that influence it, are essential to enhance well-being at the individual and national level. We have applied a hedonic and eudaimonic 9-item composed tool (SWB score) to measure SWB across several Mediterranean (MED) and non-Mediterranean (non-MED) countries, and to explore the association between the SWB score and a range of sociodemographic, health and Mediterranean lifestyle factors. A specifically designed web-based questionnaire was distributed to adult participants (N = 2400) from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria and Republic of North Macedonia. Results showed that the SWB score was significantly different across the examined countries with the MED participants displaying slightly higher average scores than the non-MED ones (6.3 ± 1.5 vs. 6.1 ± 1.6, p = 0.002). Several sociodemographic, health status and lifestyle factors displayed a significant but limited association with the 9-item SWB score, with a multiple regression model explaining around 17% of the variance. Nevertheless, our results support that a closer adherence to Mediterranean lifestyle habits—the Mediterranean Diet, spending time with friends, family, and in nature, being active, and getting adequate rest at night—has a positive influence on the 9-item SWB score. Further research is needed to advance the understanding of the measuring and differentiating of SWB across different populations and to establish all the factors that influence it.eng
dc.identifier.citationAndrade V, Quarta S, Tagarro M, Miloseva L, Massaro M, Chervenkov M, Ivanova T, Jorge R, Maksimova V, Smilkov K, et al. Exploring Hedonic and Eudaimonic Items of Well-Being in Mediterranean and Non-Mediterranean Countries: Influence of Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(3):1715. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031715
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19031715
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/59555
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031715
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectlife satisfaction
dc.subjectsubjective well-being
dc.subjecthedonic well-being
dc.subjecteudaimonic well-being
dc.subjectlifestyle habits
dc.subjectMediterranean
dc.titleExploring hedonic and eudaimonic items of well-being in Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countries : influence of sociodemographic and lifestyle factorseng
dc.typecontribution to journal
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage1715
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
oaire.citation.volume19
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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