TABLE 5.
Wellbeing components evident in participants’ descriptions of low wellbeing.
| Component | Frequency (%) | Total participants (%) |
| Self-characteristics and weakness | 40 (12.7%) | 27 (30.0%) |
| Negative relationships | 32 (10.1%) | 27 (30.0%) |
| Negative emotion and states | 31 (9.8%) | 23 (25.6%) |
| Worries and pressure | 25 (7.9%) | 21 (23.3%) |
| Socio-economic environment difficulties | 19 (6.0%) | 17 (18.9%) |
| Insecurity | 18 (5.7%) | 17 (18.9%) |
| Mental illness | 18 (5.7%) | 15 (16.7%) |
| Pessimism and hopelessness | 14 (4.4%) | 13 (14.4%) |
| Health functioning issue | 16 (5.1%) | 12 (13.3%) |
| Unmotivated and no goals | 15 (4.7%) | 12 (13.3%) |
| Disengagement | 14 (4.4%) | 12 (13.3%) |
| Financial difficulties | 12 (3.8%) | 12 (13.3%) |
| Physical ill-health | 13 (4.1%) | 11 (12.2%) |
| Unproductive | 13 (4.1%) | 11 (12.2%) |
| Meaningless and purposeless | 8 (2.5%) | 8 (8.9%) |
| Positive emotions and states | 13 (4.1%) | 7 (7.8%) |
| Social division | 7 (2.2%) | 7 (7.8%) |
| Underachievement and no progress | 5 (1.6%) | 5 (5.6%) |
| Low life satisfaction | 3 (0.9%) | 3 (3.3%) |