Well-being describes a person’s overall functioning and life satisfaction. It includes the physical and material aspects of their life that w... More

Well-being describes a person’s overall functioning and life satisfaction. It includes the physical and material aspects of their life that we can objectively measure—such as their health and wealth—and other subjective aspects—such as how an individual experiences their relationships with others, and their sense of self-worth. In this report, we will focus on the latter—known as subjective well-being—as opposed to the former—known as objective well-being. For our purposes, subjective well-being refers to people’s views and assessments of their life circumstances, including self-esteem, resilience, a feeling of connectedness to one’s community, and the quality of one’s relationships Less