Table 1 Summarisation of the three dimensions of wellbeing.
Dimension | Concerns | Includes |
|---|---|---|
Material | (i) Practical welfare (ii) Standards of living | • Income, wealth, assets • Employment and livelihoods • Levels of consumption |
Relational | (i) Social relations and access to public goods (ii) Human-capabilities, attitudes to life and personal relationships | • Relations of love and care • Networks of support and obligations • Relations with the state: welfare, politics and law • Cultural, social, political and identities • Violence, conflict and (in)security • Access to services and amenities • Environmental resources |
Subjective | (i) People’s perception of their material, social and human positions (ii) Cultural values, ideologies and beliefs | • Hopes, fears and aspirations • Self-concept and personality • Trust and confidence • Levels of (dis)satisfaction with health, information, skills, services • Religious faith |
