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Can we increase the subjective well-being of the general population? An umbrella review of the evidence

Authors
 Aleix Solanes  ;  Anton Albajes-Eizagirre  ;  Miquel A Fullana  ;  Lydia Fortea  ;  Paolo Fusar-Poli  ;  Carla Torrent  ;  Brisa Solé  ;  Caterina Mar Bonnín  ;  Jae Il Shin  ;  Eduard Vieta  ;  Joaquim Radua 
Citation
 REVISTA DE PSIQUIATRIA Y SALUD MENTAL, Vol.14(1) : 50-64, 2021-01 
Journal Title
REVISTA DE PSIQUIATRIA Y SALUD MENTAL
ISSN
 1888-9891 
Issue Date
2021-01
Keywords
Actos de bondad ; Acts of kindness ; Bienestar subjetivo ; Ensayo controlado aleatorizado ; Positive psychology ; Psicología positiva ; Randomized controlled trial ; Revisión paraguas ; Subjective well-being ; Umbrella review
Abstract
Introduction: Subjective well-being (SWB) refers to being satisfied with one's life, having positive affect and having little negative affect. We may understand it as a subjective definition of good life, or in colloquial terms "happiness", and it has been associated with several important benefits such as lower mortality. In the last decades, several randomized controlled trials (RCT) have investigated the efficacy of several interventions in increasing SWB in the general population but results from different disciplines have not been integrated.

Methods: We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of RCT that assess the efficacy of any kind of interventions in increasing SWB in the general population, including both positive psychology interventions (PPI) and other interventions. We (re)calculated the meta-analytic statistics needed to objectively assess the quality of the evidence of the efficacy of each type of intervention in improving each component of SWB according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.

Results: There was moderate-quality evidence that PPI might induce small decreases of negative affect, and low-quality evidence that they might induce moderate increases of positive affect. We found similar results for those PPI specifically consisting in conducting acts of kindness (especially spending money on or giving items to others), for which there was low-quality evidence that they might induces small increases of life satisfaction, but not for PPI specifically consisting in practicing gratitude. Quality of the evidence of the efficacy for the other interventions included in the umbrella review (yoga, resilience training, physical activity, leisure, control enhancement, psychoeducation, and miscellaneous) was very low.

Conclusion: There is some evidence that PPI, and specially conducting acts of kindness such as spending money on others, may increase the SWB of the general population. The quality of the evidence of the efficacy for other interventions (e.g., yoga, physical activity, or leisure) is still very low. Registration number: PROSPERO CRD42020111681.
Full Text
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1888989120301014
DOI
10.1016/j.rpsm.2020.08.002
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pediatrics (소아과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Shin, Jae Il(신재일) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-1820
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/191097
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