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Recent trends on measurement of well-being have elevated the scientific standards and rigor associated with approaches for national and international comparisons of well-being. One major theme in this has been the shift toward multidimensional approaches over reliance on traditional metrics such as single measures (e.g. happiness, life satisfaction) or economic proxies (e.g. GDP). Methods Ruggeri K, Garcia Garzon E, Maguire Á, Huppert F. Chapter 1: comprehensive psychological well-being. In: Looking through the wellbeing kaleidoscope: Results from the European Social Survey. London: New Economics Foundation; 2016. By contrast, a validated and standardized multidimensional measure is exceptionally useful in its suitability to identify those at risk, as well as its potential for identifying areas of strengths and weaknesses within the at-risk population. This can considerably improve the efficiency and appropriateness of interventions. It identifies well-understood dimensions (e.g. vitality, positive emotion) for direct application of evidence-based approaches that would improve areas of concern and thus overall well-being. Given these points, we strongly argue for the use of multidimensional approaches to measurement of well-being for setting local and national policy agenda. The existing definitions of happiness, subjective well-being, and health related quality of life and the main components assigned to these constructs in the research literature (see Table 1) suggest conceptual overlap between these dimensions ( Camfield & Skevington, 2008). Quality of life was defined in the cross-cultural project of the World Health Organization (WHO) as:

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Huppert FA, Marks N, Clark A, Siegrist J, Stutzer A, Vitterso J, Wahrendorf M. Measuring well-being across Europe: description of the ESS well-being module and preliminary findings. Soc Indic Res. 2009;91(3):301–15. Share the gift of well-being with your loved ones by giving them this thoughtful, one-of-a-kind journal. What could be a better gift than the gift of happiness? Young C. Losing a job: the nonpecuniary cost of unemployment in the United States. Soc Forces. 2012;91(2):609–6. Take part in the Monthly Meditations by scanning the QR codes that appear throughout the journal and book your place on one of our group guided journaling sessions - visit Student Advice and Wellbeing

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Each practice in the journal is grounded in research, and is accompanied by vibrant illustrations that guide you through the process. It’s not only a great gift for your loved ones, but also a valuable resource for anyone looking to build a happier, more fulfilling life. Allin P, Hand DJ. New statistics for old?—measuring the wellbeing of the UK. J Royal Stat Soc Ser A. 2017;180(1):3–43.

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Eastbrook R, Neale M. A comparison of factor score estimation methods in presence of missing data: reliability and an application to nicotine dependence. Multivar Behav Res. 2012;48(1):1–27.Huppert FA, Whittington JE. Evidence for the independence of positive and negative well-being: implications for quality of life assessment. Br J Health Psychol. 2003;8(1):107–22. Grundke, R., et al. Skills and global value chains: A characterisation, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, No. 2017/05, OECD Publishing. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1787/cdb5de9b-en. McNeish, D., & Wolf, M. G. (2019). Sum Scores Are Factor Scores. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/3wy47. Adler NE, Rehkopf DH. US disparities in health: descriptions, causes, and mechanisms. Annu Rev Public Health. 2008;29:235–52. Naturally, it is not a compelling argument to simply state that more measures present greater information than fewer or single measures, and this is not the primary argument of this manuscript. In many instances, national measures of well-being are mandated to be restricted to a limited set of items. What is instead being argued is that well-being itself is a multidimensional construct, and if it is deemed a critical insight for establishing policy agenda or evaluating outcomes, measurements must follow suit and not treat happiness and life satisfaction values as universally indicative. The items included in ESS present a very useful step to that end, even in a context where the number of items is limited.

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According to clinical psychologist Barbara Markway PhD, using a daily planner allows for effective time management, improved productivity in your personal and professional life, and a multitude of health benefits, from reducing anxiety and stress. Don’t forget there is an online version of the journal available on My LJMU if you would prefer to keep a digital journal. For many, they're also a great self-care idea - an easy way to jot down your thoughts and plan out your week ahead. There's a reason Grace Beverley's wellness journals sold out in a day when she released them last year - we're all here for that extra boost of self love. In the specific instance of MPWB in relation to existing measures of well-being, there are several critical reasons to ensure a robust approach to measurement through systematic validation of psychometric properties. The first is that these measures are already part of the ESS, meaning they are being used to study a very large sample across a number of social challenges and not specifically a new measure for well-being. The ESS has a significant influence on policy discussions, which means the best approaches to utilizing the data are critical to present systematically, as we have attempted to do here. This approach goes beyond existing measures such as Gallup or the World Happiness Index to broadly cover psychological well-being, not individual features such as happiness or life satisfaction (though we reiterate: as we demonstrate in Fig. 7a and b, these individual measures can and should still covary broadly with any multidimensional measure of well-being, even if not useful for predicting all dimensions). While often referred to as ‘comprehensive’ measurement, this merely describes a broad range of dimensions, though more items for each dimension – and potentially more dimensions – would certainly be preferable in an ideal scenario.

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Richards M, Huppert FA. Do positive children become positive adults? Evidence from a longitudinal birth cohort study. J Posit Psychol. 2011;6(1):75–87. MPWB is consistently higher for employed individuals and students than for retired (β = −.31, t (36506) = − 21.785; p< .00) or unemployed individuals (β = −.52, t (36556) = − 28.972; p< .001). Unemployed groups were lowest in nearly all of the 21 countries, though the size of the distance from other groups did not consistently correlate with national MPWB mean. Unemployed individuals in the six countries with the lowest well-being were significantly below the mean, though there is little consistency across groups and countries by employment beyond that. In countries with high well-being, unemployed, and, in some cases, retired individuals, had means below the European average. In countries with the lowest well-being, it was almost exclusively students who scored above the European average. Means for retired groups appear to correlate most strongly with overall well-being. There is minimal variability for employed groups in MPWB means within and between countries.