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2 papers

Terminology and the Well-being Literature

Tyler J VanderWeele, Tim Lomas
PubMed Central (PMC) Summary & key facts 2022 44 citations

This commentary argues that “emotional well-being” is only one part of broader mental well-being, and that the definition proposed by Park et al. (2022) — focusing on how positive someone feels about life — is too narrow. The authors suggest emotional well-being should also cover emotion regulation and whether emotions…

Health, psychology, and well-being Mental Health Research Topics Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

It’s not all about control: challenging mainstream framing of eating disorders

Dawn Branley-Bell, Catherine V. Talbot, James Downs, Carolina Figueras Bates, Jessica Green, Beth McGilley, et al.
Journal of Eating Disorders Summary & key facts 2023 8 citations

This short paper, written by researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience, argues that thinking of eating disorders mainly as a problem of “control” is too simple. The authors say control can matter for some people, but making it the main story risks blaming the person, missing life events and…

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Music History and Culture Social and Cultural Dynamics
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