Guest Editors
Prof. Shiyong Wu
Email: shiyong.wu@m.scnu.edu.cn
Affiliation: Vocational Research Center, South China Normal University
Research Interests: self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and occupational health psychology
Prof. Yanjie Zhang
Email: zhangyanjie@cuhk.edu.cn
Affiliation: School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Interests: adapted physical education, physical fitness training
Summary
Subjective well-being represents a fundamental dimension of both individual and societal welfare, exerting a profound influence on individual mental health, physical health, social relations, work performance, and educational outcomes. The importance of subjective well-being has received much attention worldwide, but achieving high levels of subjective well-being faces multiple challenges. In particular, a changing society has given rise to an unprecedentedly complex picture of subjective well-being. Challenges such as cultural disparities, unequal educational and employment opportunities, sub-health psychological conditions, intricate social trust and participation dynamics, and environmental issues significantly impinge upon subjective well-being. These challenges require multi-scientific research and cross-sectoral collaboration to overcome.
This special issue aims to bring together researchers, educators, and students concerned about subjective well-being as a microcosm of social change, exchanging novel ideas and promoting multisectoral collaboration. We invite investigators to contribute to this workshop with original research articles/abstracts and comprehensive review articles addressing the recent advances and/or challenges in the impact of complex social change on experiencers' subjective well-being and mental health. Influential research with important application value and significant theoretical results will be thoroughly discussed by participants.
Keywords
social support, intimate relationships, educational equity, job burnout, work exposure, anxiety, resilience, mental health, physical disorder