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Well-Being Across the Globe - New Perspectives, Concepts, Correlates and Geography

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Academic Editor

Jasneth Mullings
Jasneth Mullings

The University of the West Indies,
Jamaica

Co-editors

Tomlin Paul
Tomlin Paul

University of Global Health Equity,
Rwanda

Leith Dunn
Leith Dunn

The University of the West Indies, Mona,
Jamaica

Sage Arbor
Sage Arbor

Duke University School of Medicine,
United States of America

Julie Meeks-Gardener
Julie Meeks-Gardener

The University of the West Indies,
Jamaica

Tafline Arbor
Tafline Arbor

Marian University - Indiana,
United States of America

Series Editor

Usha Iyer-Raniga
Usha Iyer-Raniga

RMIT University,
Australia

Published29 May 2024

Doi10.5772/intechopen.104197

ISBN978-1-83768-584-4

Print ISBN978-1-83768-583-7

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83768-585-1

Copyright year2024

Number of pages288

Part of the book seriesSustainable Development

Issn2753-6580

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1. Introductory Chapter: The Global Framework for Wellness – Concepts, Theories, Measurements, Interventions and New Directions

By Jasneth Mullings, Tomlin Paul, Leith Dunn, Audra Williams, Julie Meeks-Gardner, Sage Arbor and Tafline Arbor

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5. Perspective Chapter: Well-Being and Culture – An African Perspective

By Erhabor Sunday Idemudia and Adekunle Adedeji

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6. Resourcefulness as an Important Indicator of Personal Well-Being

By Olena Savchenko, Larysa Korvat and Denys Lavrynenko

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8. Nature and Happiness Levels: New SWB Domains for Rivers, a Lake, and Forests

By Takuya Takahashi, Satoshi Asano, Yukiko Uchida, Kosuke Takemura, Shintaro Fukushima, Kyohei Matsushita and Noboru Okuda

121
10. Improving Mindfulness, Quality of Life, and Controlling Cellular Aging through Meditation

By Nirodhi Namika Dasanayaka, Nirmala Dushyanthi Sirisena and Nilakshi Samaranayake

140
11. Mediterranean Diet and Health

By Semra Akar Sahingoz and Güldağ Herdem

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