{"id":142928,"date":"2022-03-08T13:44:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/?p=142928"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:14:28","slug":"9-ways-to-promote-your-social-wellness-going-beyond-selfish-individualism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/9-ways-to-promote-your-social-wellness-going-beyond-selfish-individualism","title":{"rendered":"9 Ways to Promote Your Social Wellness \u2013 Going Beyond Selfish Individualism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up to this point, we have touched on many different types of wellbeing and <\/span>social wellbeing <\/span><\/a>as a pillar for mental wellness. Next, we will be looking at social wellness and methods to ensure that we go beyond ourselves and embrace positive relationships. As a reminder, social wellbeing refers to having, developing, and sustaining meaningful relationships with others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Social wellbeing incorporates our social interactions at all levels \u2013 personal, community and society. This means that our social wellbeing relies on the positive relationships we maintain with our immediate social structure, as well as social structures beyond that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Psychologically, social wellbeing is described as <\/span>\u2018\u2026 the subjective evaluation of personal life circumstances and functioning in society<\/span><\/i>\u2019 \u2013 Corey Keyes, social researcher. Sociologists and psychologists assess it by measuring the quality of interactions and own perceptions of individuals, both subjectively and individually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, within the framework of social wellbeing, there are three pathways we need to briefly highlight: <\/span>behavioural<\/b> (social bonds which can influence our health habits and behaviours \u2013 like when you are with friends, you might consume more alcohol than when you are alone); <\/span>psychosocial<\/b> (support from your social structure that reduces stress and enhances psychological wellbeing \u2013 like when you phone a friend when you feel overworked or stuck); and lastly <\/span>physiological<\/b> (exercise again \u2013 blowing off steam and releasing some stress).<\/span><\/p>\n

Other forms of wellness are narrowly focused on the individual and how you take care of yourself. Within the social wellbeing framework, measures and activities are specifically linked to how we interact with others \u2013 how we reach out to others and connect to others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This links to our willingness to connect to our social systems. Furthermore, social wellbeing is connected and explained through prosocial emotions and behaviours (which we will discuss later). Social wellbeing presents itself in the indicators below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n