Social Psychology of Wellbeing

After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:

1. Develop a robust, multidimensional definition and account of wellbeing.
2. Explain and critically discuss the various dimensions of the social psychology of wellbeing (e.g., biological, emotional, cognitive, social, cultural).
3. Provide an account of the evolutionary and developmental contexts of human wellbeing.
4. Identify and explain links between human wellbeing and human performance and capabilities (e.g., creativity, intellectual and physical performance).
5. Provide an informed account of contemporary social movements and trends that relate to wellbeing (e.g., work-life balance; downshifting; slow movement).
6. Think critically about the research findings on the social psychology of wellbeing, including human happiness (e.g., so-called ‘positive psychology’, life satisfaction, quality of life measures, etc.).
7. Discuss the relationship between the social psychology of wellbeing and physical activity and health.
8. Critically interpret the link between research on the social psychology of wellbeing and social policy and intervention strategies.