Well-being and ill-being do not lie on a single continuum, study shows

Well-being and ill-being do not lie on a single continuum, study shows

A large-scale cross-sectional study of older individuals in the UK supports contextual, process-based models of mental health that emphasize values-guided behavior, psychosocial resources and biopsychosocial integration, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health by Darren Edwards from Swansea University, UK, and colleagues.

Well-Being and Ill-Being: Separate Dimensions, Not Opposite Ends

New Study Illuminates Complex Interplay Between Well-Being and Ill-Being in Older Adults A groundbreaking cross-sectional analysis of older adults in the United Kingdom has unveiled compelling evidence supporting emerging contextual and process-based models of mental health. Published recently in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health, this large-scale study, led by Professor Darren Edwards from Swansea University, pioneers a nuanced underst…