Happily measuring happiness and well-being

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Happily measuring happiness and
well-being Measuring happiness how to put
well-being at the heart of the community Wellnet
event, 27 March 2009 Nicola Steuer Head, Centre
for Well-being nef (the new economics foundation)
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meeting basic needs state in which individuals
feel competent to influence their lives
context safe secure
happiness happiness and contentment satisfac
tion with life emotional health
What is happiness well-being?
quality of life its about physical, economic
and environmental factors good social and
community relationships
self-esteem confidence
Responses from a small group of service
practitioners in the North West, April 2008
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Measuring happiness and well-being
quality of life its about physical, economic
and environmental factors good social and
community relationships
External/enabling conditions
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Measuring happiness and well-being
External/enabling conditions
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Measuring happiness and well-being
self-esteem confidence
External/enabling conditions
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Measuring happiness and well-being
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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Measuring happiness and well-being
meeting basic needs state in which individuals
feel competent to influence their lives
context safe secure
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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Measuring happiness and well-being
Good functioning and satisfaction of needs
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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Measuring happiness and well-being
happiness happiness and contentment satisfac
tion with life emotional health
Good functioning and satisfaction of needs
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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Measuring happiness and well-being
Good feelings day-to-day and overall
Good functioning and satisfaction of needs
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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Doing well-being measurement
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What existing indicators/tools capture
Good feelings day-to-day and overall
Good functioning and satisfaction of needs
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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What existing indicators/tools capture
Good feelings day-to-day and overall
Good functioning and satisfaction of needs
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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What existing indicators/tools capture
Good feelings day-to-day and overall
Good functioning and satisfaction of needs
External/enabling conditions
Personal/ psychological resources
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Doing well-being measurement
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Doing well-being measurement
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Taking action
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nicola.steuer_at_neweconomics.org Reports
downloadable from www.neweconomics.org Other
websites www.nationalaccountsofwellbeing.org www.
happyplanetindex.org