This Edited Volume Explores Conceptual And Practical Challenges In Measuring Well-being. Given The Bewildering Array Of Measures Available, And Ambiguity Regarding When And How To Measure Particular Aspects Of Well-being, Knowledge In The Field Can Be Difficult To Reconcile. Representing Numerous Disciplines Including Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Statistics, Public Health, Theology, And Philosophy, Contributors Consider The Philosophical And Theological Traditions On Happiness, Well-being And The Good Life, As Well As Recent Empirical Research On Well-being And Its Measurement. Leveraging Insights Across Diverse Disciplines, They Explore How Research Can Help Make Sense Of The Proliferation Of Different Measures And Concepts, While Also Proposing New Ideas To Advance The Field. Some Chapters Engage With Philosophical And Theological Traditions On Happiness, Well-being And The Good Life, Some Evaluate Recent Empirical Research On Well-being And Consider How Measurement Requirements May Vary By Context And Purpose, And Others More Explicitly Integrate Methods And Synthesize Knowledge Across Disciplines. The Final Section Offers A Lively Dialogue About A Set Of Recommendations For Measuring Well-being Derived From A Consensus Of The Contributors. Collectively, The Chapters Provide Insight Into How Scholars Might Engage Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries And Contribute To Advances In Conceptualizing And Measuring Well-being. Bringing Together Work From Across Often Siloed Disciplines Will Provide Important Insight Regarding How People Can Transcend Unhealthy Patterns Of Both Individual Behavior And Social Organization In Order To Pursue The Good Life And Build Better Societies-- Provided By Publisher.

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