Enhance, an evidence-based mindfulness program, is designed to increase well being by improving cognitive skills. It has been tested with adult volunteers from the USA and Canada. It has been successfully replicated with college students. Its effectiveness has been tested in four areas, including cognitive functioning, attention and memory, as well as physical activity and spirituality. Additionally, participants found the greatest benefit from skill lessons that target their weakest parts. Overall, though, the study found that participants in both groups experienced improvements in well-being.
Self-directedness
Learn how to be self-directed is one way you can improve your well-being. You can do this through many activities. Music or art classes are two examples. You could also sign up to a fitness class. You will generally feel happier when you engage in these activities.
Positive self-concept is another aspect of self direction. People who feel in control of their lives are more inclined to support self-direction. Positive self-concepts help people to accept their human family members' responsibilities.
Cooperativeness
Collaboration is an important social trait for human well being and can help boost our moods. This is especially true when people work together in order to achieve common goals and run smooth operations. To foster a cooperative environment, workplace leadership can implement a number of approaches.
The study participants were college students, so the results might not be representative of everyday situations. They may also not represent the entire U.S. population. Studies in the past have shown that cooperation does not depend on ethnicity or gender. The study also did not assess the trust people have in strangers. This is critical for determining whether people are willing or unable to cooperate.
Self-transcendence
Self-transcendence describes a state where you have an intention to be conscious and act in a way that reduces stress. It can help people gain meaning and purpose from a difficult situation or create new meaning after experiencing loss. Self-transcendence is a way to transform your life or increase your vulnerability. This can lead to a better outcome. Self-transcendence has been shown to be a predictor, mediator and correlate of well being.
Recent studies have found that people who had spiritual experiences scored higher on self-transcendence than those who did not. They also found that self-transcendence was associated with higher levels of paranormal beliefs and traditional religiousness. But, the relationship was not independent from existential well-being.
Character development
Angela Duckworth founded Character Lab, a non-profit organization that focuses on character development. She is also an assistant professor of psychology at Penn State University and Christopher H. Browne Professor. She is also the faculty co-director for Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative (Wharton People Analytics) and Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative (Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative). Duckworth also founded a summer school for children with low incomes. She has also worked as a management consultant and math and science teacher.
Character development is a complex process that requires a broad range of positive, self-motivated behavior. These behaviors are guided through values. Israeli twins assessed their values at 11 years and 13 years of age. One study showed that there was a positive correlation in prosociality and benevolence. There were also negative associations with universalism power and achievement. Popular concern and aggression, on the other hand, had a different association pattern. Likewise, openness and conservation values were related to peer conformity and risk-taking.