Thiseditedvolumefocusesonbothconceptualandpracticalchallengesinmeasuringwell-being.Leveraginginsightsacrossdiversedisciplines,includingpsychology,economics,sociology,statistics,publichealth,theology,andphilosophy,contributorsconsiderthephilosophicalandtheologicaltraditionsonhappiness,well-beingandthegoodlife,aswellasrecentempiricalresearchonwell-beinganditsmeasurement.Thechaptersreviewwhatisknownempiricallyabouthowdifferentmeasuresofwell-beingrelatetoeachotherandconsidersvariousargumentsforandagainstuseofspecificmeasuresofwell-beingindifferentcontexts.Further,thevolumeincludesdiscussionofhowasynthesisofexistingresearchhelpsusmakesenseoftheproliferationofdifferentmeasuresandconceptswithinthefield,whilealsoforegroundingtheinsightsgainedbyinvestigationsandconceptualthinkingoccurringacrossdiversedisciplines.
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