From well-being to positive mental health : conceptualization and qualitative development of an instrument in Singapore

• Main Authors: Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Subramaniam, Mythily, Lim, Yee Wei, Sherbourne, Cathy, Luo, Nan, Ryan, Gery, Phua, Amy, Shahwan, Shazana, Kwok, Kian Woon, Brown, Julie, Bradley, Melissa, Edelen, Maria Orlando, Chong, Siow Ann
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97950; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12268
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose: There is no global definition of well-being. Cultural differences in the perception of well-being and the social and behavioral contexts further limit its measurement. Existing instruments are developed in Western societies that differ in their conceptualization of well-being from Asian pop...