Table 1.
A brief taxonomy of 9 models of generalized wellbeing, per theoretical commitments.
| Model | Functional or objective-list | Positive emotion as essential | Relative focus on internal goods, external goods, or both |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aristotle’s eudaimonia | Functional | Not essential | Both |
| Jahoda’s Complete Mental Health (1958) | Functional | Not essential | Internal goods |
| Ryff’s Psychological Wellbeing (1989) | Functional | Not essential | Internal goods |
| Waterman’s Eudaimonic Wellbeing (2010) | Functional | Essential as part of a limited function (expressiveness) | Internal goods |
| Diener’s Flourishing Scale (2010) | Objective-list | Not Essential | Both |
| VanderWeele’s Secure Flourishing Index (2017) | Objective-list | Essential | Both |
| Huppert & So’s Measure (2013) | Objective-list | Essential | Internal goods |
| Su et al.’s Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (2014) | Objective-list | Essential | Internal goods |
| Keyes’ Mental Health Continuum (2002) | Objective-list, with added emphasis on positive functioning | Essential | Both |