Table I

The factors and dimensions of mental health as flourishing

FactorsDimensions
Hedonia
(emotional well-being)
1. Positive affect: cheerful, interested in life, in good spirits, happy, calm and peaceful, full of life
2. Avowed quality of life: mostly or highly satisfied with life overall, or in domains of life
Positive psychological functioning
(psychological well-being)
3. Self-acceptance: holds positive attitudes towards self, acknowledges, likes most parts of personality
4. Personal growth: seeks challenge, has insight into own potential, feels a sense of continued development
5. Purpose in life: finds own life has a direction and meaning
6. Environmental mastery: exercises ability to select, manage and mould personal environs to suit needs
7. Autonomy: is guided by own, socially accepted standards and values
8. Positive relations with others: has, or can form, warm, trusting personal relationships
Positive social functioning
(social well-being)
9. Social acceptance: holds positive attitudes towards, acknowledges, and is accepting of human differences
10. Social actualisation: believes people, groups and society have potential and can evolve or grow positively
 11. Social contribution: sees own daily activities as useful to and valued by society and others
 12. Social coherence: interest in society and social life, and finds them meaningful and somewhat intelligible
 13. Social integration: a sense of belonging to, and comfort and support from, a community
Source: Provencher and Keyes (2011) 

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