{"id":142646,"date":"2022-02-02T11:36:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/?p=142646"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:32:33","slug":"the-joy-of-wellness-psychological-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/the-joy-of-wellness-psychological-wellbeing","title":{"rendered":"The Joy of Wellness: Psychological Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article is devoted to the second pillar of mental wellbeing \u2013 psychological wellbeing. The topic of psychological wellbeing receives a lot of attention in the media \u2013 multiple organisations have been established to provide clarity regarding specific disorders and promote self-acceptance and personal growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A previous article referred to psychological wellbeing as a feeling of fulfilment and living a meaningful and purpose-driven life. It also referenced environmental mastery which reflects our ability to make use of opportunities as they present themselves. This pillar, therefore, refers to your feeling of enjoyment and pleasure linked to your sense of meaning and fulfilment in life.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a mouthful \u2013 finding joy, meaning and fulfilment. In this article, we will explore six dimensions related to psychological wellbeing. These dimensions are derived from the <\/span>Scale of measurement<\/span><\/a>, an instrument used by healthcare professionals to measure psychological wellbeing. It is used to measure multiple facets of psychological wellbeing: self-acceptance, the establishment of quality ties to others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life and personal growth. Let us look at each of these dimensions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Self-acceptance<\/b><\/p>\n

Self-acceptance refers to our ability to embrace all of yourself \u2013 the positive and the negative. A person who is accepting of themself is satisfied with who they are and acknowledges their shortcomings. It requires celebrating our strengths, understanding and accepting that we will make mistakes, recognising ‘the silver lining’ in situations, being compassionate with ourselves, staying positive and having healthy self-esteem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Positive relationship with others<\/b><\/p>\n

We have discussed <\/span>social wellbeing<\/span><\/a> in the previous article but as a reminder, this dimension refers to having warm, satisfying and trusting relationships with others. It refers to our ability to be concerned about the welfare of others and being capable to show empathy and affection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Autonomy<\/b><\/p>\n

This aspect also relates to social wellbeing but reflects more on our ability to be independent and resist social pressures. It relates to how we evaluate ourselves by personal standards. The dictionary defines it as: “\u2026<\/span> the right or condition of self-government.<\/span><\/i>\u201d It further describes our self-determination which refers to how motivated we are to grow and how our need for growth drives our behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Environmental mastery<\/b><\/p>\n

As briefly mentioned in the previous article, environmental mastery refers to our ability to leverage opportunities and to create the context within our environment that fulfil our needs and values.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This dimension also reflects how competent you feel to meet the demands of a situation. A person with a high sense of environmental mastery feels that they have the resources and capacity to cope, adjust to problems and are not overwhelmed by stress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Purpose in life<\/b><\/p>\n

Finding purpose in life, having direction and the feeling that there is meaning in your life is the next dimension in psychological wellbeing. Research substantiates that people who have a purpose-driven life live longer. Finding purpose could be a continuous process for some as what you thought was driving your meaning today, might not be that important tomorrow because situations change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This means that we are in a constant search for meaning. We all set goals continuously because you either met your previous goals or you wish to refine them as life presents different opportunities. This means that we review our goals and purpose continuously, which links to our next dimension, personal growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Personal growth<\/b><\/p>\n

Personal growth refers to our feelings of continued development. It requires that we are open to new experiences, see our potential to improve and change as we navigate through daily challenges and opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We reach growth by exposing ourselves to the unknown using each of the dimensions described below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n