Authors: Robert A Cummins Mark Wooden
Publish Date: 2013/11/09
Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 223-235
Abstract
Our companion paper Cummins et al in J Happiness Stud 2013 describes the statistical process used to demonstrate setpoints and setpointranges for subjective wellbeing The implications of setpoints and homeostasis are now considered in the context of resilience This discussion leads with a brief overview of resilience definitions and is followed by a description of subjective wellbeing SWB homeostasis This addresses in particular the issue of SWB malleability under homeostatic control The link between resources and resilience is then considered in terms of predictions made by homeostasis theory Finally discussion focuses on the implications of such understanding for future directions in SWB research It is concluded that an understanding of setpoints and homeostasis allows new insights into the resilience construct
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