The Wellbeing of the Self's Personality: A Structural Analysis

Byline: Shlomit Levy (1), Clara Sabbagh (2) Keywords: Wellbeing; Facet theory; Personality; Self Abstract: Leaning on the formal faceted definition of wellbeing (Levy and Guttman (1975) Social Indicators Research, 2, 361--388), a mapping sentence is provided for defining the universe of observations of the wellbeing of the self-expanding on personality aspects. The structure of the interrelationships among the variables of the expanded conceptualization of self's personality is examined by the use of the SSA technique. The sample consists of 176 adult residents (20 years of age and over) from all parts of the city of Jerusalem, Israel. Results further verify the circular structure (radex) of personal wellbeing. The state of wellbeing-versus- wellbeing in the sense of possession of resources partition the space into two concentric belts, while the life domains of wellbeing play a polarizing role in partitioning the space into wedglike regions emanating from a common origin. Self's personality domains-versus-self's social environment domains serve as a rationale for the circular order. The expanded conceptualization of personal wellbeing enhance the earlier conceptualization of the 1975 study and makes possible the development of the theory of the structure of the wellbeing of the self in a systematic cumulative fashion. Author Affiliation: (1) Institute for Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel (2) Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel Haifa, 31905, Israel Article History: Registration Date: 11/02/2008 Received Date: 20/11/2007 Accepted Date: 11/02/2008 Online Date: 07/03/2008