New Zealand’s engagement with the Five Ways to Wellbeing: evidence from a large cross-sectional survey

The Five Ways to Wellbeing were developed in 2008 as a set of simple daily practices for individuals to improve their wellbeing. While there is some evidence to support the association between individual practices and wellbeing, it is unknown whether engaging in multiple practices – and in certain combinations – is associated with higher levels of wellbeing. A survey was undertaken with 10,012 adults throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand, to assess individual wellbeing and participation in the Five Ways to Wellbeing (Connect, Give, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Be Active). Wellbeing was assessed with the Flourishing Scale (<i>Md</i> = 46, IQR 39–49). Three objectives explored the cross-sectional association between the Five ways to Wellbeing and wellbeing: (1) multiple wellbeing practices and wellbeing, (2) clustering of multiple wellbeing practices, and (3) wellbeing practices as predictors of wellbeing. Results show that levels of wellbeing increased with each additional practice (<i>rho</i> = .53, <i>p </i>β = .23, <i>p </i>β = .22, <i>p </i>

幸福五行动指南（Five Ways to Wellbeing）于2008年被提出，旨在为个体提供一套简易日常实践方案以提升其幸福感。尽管已有部分证据证实单一实践行为与幸福感间存在关联，但目前尚不明确同时参与多项实践行为，或以特定组合形式参与时，是否与更高水平的幸福感相关。本研究针对新西兰奥特亚罗瓦（Aotearoa）全境的10012名成年人开展了一项调查，以评估个体幸福感水平及其参与幸福五行动指南的情况。该指南包含五项实践：联结（Connect）、给予（Give）、留心当下（Take Notice）、持续学习（Keep Learning）与积极活动（Be Active）。幸福感采用繁荣量表（Flourishing Scale）进行评估，其中位数（Md）为46，四分位距（IQR）为39~49。本研究设定三项目标，以探究幸福五行动指南与幸福感间的横断面关联：（1）多项幸福实践行为与幸福感的关联；（2）多项幸福实践行为的聚类特征；（3）幸福实践行为作为幸福感预测因子的效能。研究结果显示，每增加一项实践行为，个体的幸福感水平均会随之提升（ρ=0.53，p值对应的β=0.23，p值对应的β=0.22，p