The Relation between the concepts of well-being and lifestyle of the inhabitants of Mexico City

Keywords: Happiness, Subjetive well-being, Mexico City, Semantic networks, Graph

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lifestyle is a modern term related to attitudes and behaviors which occur in various domains of daily life. The study of lifestyle might help to find patterns that affect well-being, an important criterion to support a successful society, but that differs among people considering culture. METHOD: The objective of this paper was to define the concepts of well-being and lifestyle with the use of semantic networks technique, addressing both the cultural background and the non-linearity of the concepts in dwellers of Mexico City and find the relation between them. The sample was N=201, 52% female and 48% male, volunteers --informed consent provided, no incentives--, 20 years and older, mean=39.97 years, S.D.=13.56 years. Participants were asked (from May to August of 2018) to provide five or more words to define each concept: well-being, satisfaction, happiness, and lifestyle. The analysis included descriptive and inferential statistical analysis (IBM SPSS 25), as well as geodesic distances analysis (Gephi 0.9.5). RESULTS: Well-being and lifestyle graphs were social complex systems, with small world phenomenon and emergence. Well-being was an affective and cognitive evaluation of life, with health, relationships and resources domains. Lifestyle was an attitudinal concept with health, attitudes, identity and social capital contents. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Well-being and lifestyle showed a moderate positive correlation. They had health and family as main nodes but differed about how work and health were related. Lifestyle organization connects the social to the individual or personal self, as well as the interior to the exterior image and contexts of life.

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Author Biography

Olga Beatriz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Facultad de Psicología
Técnica Académica Titular Definitiva, dedicada a labores de docencia e investigación adscrita al posgrado en el área de Psicología Social. Colabora en el proyecto Percepción y comunicación de riesgos ambientales con énfasis en cambio climático y calidad de vida (PAPIIT IN309119). Como autora principal publicó el artículo Bienestar subjetivo y su estudio con redes semánticas en análisis lineal y no lineal (2020), memorias in extenso Modelo no lineal de bienestar subjetivo (2019).

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Published
2023-07-15
How to Cite
Olga Beatriz. (2023). The Relation between the concepts of well-being and lifestyle of the inhabitants of Mexico City. Revista Digital Internacional De Psicología Y Ciencia Social, 9(2), e922023502. https://doi.org/10.22402/j.rdipycs.unam.e.9.1.2023.502