Content of psychologycal well – being of Latgale population
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https://doi.org/10.17770/sie2013vol2.537Keywords:
psychological well – being, Latgale population, positive relationships, autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life, self-acceptanceAbstract
Psychological well-being affects all areas of a person's life, physical health and social well-being. High psychological well - being make a longer human life and provides continuous personal development and self-improvement. As shown by the results of studies, psychological well-being content varies among different ethnic groups and cultures. Thus, despite the accumulated theoretical and empirical material about the research challenges of wealth, not properly applied research results in other countries to a particular country or region, in this case - Latvia and the Latgale region. Socio-economic development in this region have the lowest rates. These facts raise the question of Latgale adverse socio-economic impact on the psychological well-being of its people. In view of these facts, this study aims are to investigate the population of Latgale psychological well-being lewel and content of this phenomenon.Downloads
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