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The link between happiness and health: a review of concepts, pathways and strategies for enhancing well-being

dc.contributor.authorMendes, Mafalda Pereira
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Pedro Augusto Gomes Rodrigues Marques
dc.contributor.authorSimões, José Augusto Rodrigues
dc.contributor.authorSantiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares
dc.contributor.authorPrazeres, José Filipe Chaves Pereira
dc.contributor.authorMaricoto, Tiago
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-30T09:44:00Z
dc.date.available2023-10-30T09:44:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-30
dc.description.abstractBackground. Recent years have seen a signifcant body of research independently associatng the presence of happiness and well-being with a lower risk of mortality and with an improved physical and mental health status, which presents a relevant impact on public health. Nonetheless, there are stll gaps in literature, and the underlying mechanisms are stll unclear. Objectves. this paper reviews literature regarding the main concepts and measurements associated with well-being, discussing pathways that link happiness to health and compiling strategies to improve it. Material and methods. A narratve literature review was performed gathering the most relevant artcles concerning concepts, defnitons and measurements associated with well-being, as well as regarding pathways and mechanisms that link happiness to health. The concepts and defnitons associated with happiness and well-being are discussed, and common constructs related to the later are then considered. Additonally, the available methods to measure happiness and well-being, and their limitatons, are analysed. Results. The main pathways that link mental to physical well-being include: 1) neurobiological processes, 2) the indirect impact on health behaviours, 3) the promoton of protectve psychosocial resources and 4) stress buffering effects. Conclusions. Happiness and well-being play a major role on human’s health, and many features and dimensions may be involved in this relatonship. Public health measures should focus on upstream determinants of health and well-being, but more research is needed in order to fll in some gaps, such as the variety of available instruments to address, evaluate and promote efcient interventon.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMendes M, Simões PA, Simões JA, Santago LM, Prazeres F, Maricoto T. The link between happiness and health: a review of concepts, pathways and strategies for enhancing well-being. Fam Med Prim Care Rev 2023; 25(3): 288–296.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/fmpcr.2023.130090pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1734-3402
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/13440
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
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dc.publisherTermediapt_PT
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectHealth statuspt_PT
dc.subjectHappinesspt_PT
dc.subjectPsychological well-beingpt_PT
dc.subjectIllness behaviourpt_PT
dc.titleThe link between happiness and health: a review of concepts, pathways and strategies for enhancing well-beingpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage296pt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage288pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFamily Medicine & Primary Care Reviewpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume25pt_PT
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