Subjective Well-Being

The field commonly distinguishes evaluative, eudaimonic and hedonic components of subjective well-being. The protocol treats emotional, psychological and psychosocial well-being as conceptually related to subjective well-being while noting that terminology differences can create inconsistent findings. Subjective well-being is most commonly measured through self-report, though objective approaches also exist. Subjective well-being is multidimensional and cannot be fully represented by a single indicator. Subjective well-being is described as self-reported quality of life and is used increasingly as a population health metric.