Wellbeing Literacy

Wellbeing literacy is defined as the intentional use of wellbeing relevant vocabulary, knowledge and language skills to maintain or improve the wellbeing of oneself, others and the world.[1] The term was originally coined and published by Prof. Lindsay Oades and colleagues in 2017, who described wellbeing literacy as the potential "missing link" or "missing ingredient" in positive education,[2] and now supports systems-informed approaches to education (2020).[3][4] More broadly, wellbeing literacy relates to how people communicate about and for wellbeing (2021).[5]

Wellbeing literacy is a construct that reflects the intersection between the words that people use to describe wellbeing and the understanding they have of wellbeing, according to Waters and Higgins (2022).[6]

## Contents

* 1 Wellbeing literacy - A capability model for wellbeing science and practice
* 1.1 Wellbeing Literacy - Early Childhood Education
* 1.2 Wellbeing Literacy - University Education
* 1.3 References

## Wellbeing literacy - A capability model for wellbeing science and practice

Wellbeing Literacy is underpinned by a capability model (i.e., what someone is able to be and do), a language use capability and model for communication about wellbeing which has five components: vocabulary and knowledge, comprehension, composition, context and intentionality.[5] [7]

File:The Five Components of Wellbeing Literacy.pngWellbeing Literacy: a capability model for wellbeing science and practice

### Wellbeing Literacy - Early Childhood Education

The capability model of wellbeing literacy can be contextualized for early childhood education, with child, educator and family benefits,[8] and offers potential insights into the process of wellbeing gains for children in the early years of education.(2021)[8]

### Wellbeing Literacy - University Education

Wellbeing literacy and language use influences meaning making, and plays an important role in proactively influencing wellbeing among university students, including among diverse populations, such as Chinese international students.(2020)[9]

### References

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1. ↑ Hou, Hanchao; Chin, Tan-Chyuan; Slemp, Gavin R.; Oades, Lindsay G. (2021). "Wellbeing Literacy: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Preliminary Empirical Findings from Students, Parents and School Staff". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (4): 1485. doi:10.3390/ijerph18041485. ISSN 1661-7827. PMID 33557351.
2. ↑ Oades, Lindsay G. (2017). "Wellbeing Literacy: The Missing Link in Positive Education". in White, Mathew A; Slemp, Gavin R.; Murray, A. Simon (in en). Future Directions in Well-Being. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 169–173. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56889-8_29. ISBN 978-3-319-56889-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56889-8_29. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
3. ↑ Kern, Margaret L.; Williams, Paige; Spong, Cass; Colla, Rachel; Sharma, Kesh; Downie, Andrea; Taylor, Jessica A.; Sharp, Sonia et al. (2020-11-01). "Systems informed positive psychology". The Journal of Positive Psychology 15 (6): 705–715. doi:10.1080/17439760.2019.1639799. ISSN 1743-9760.
4. ↑ Allison, Laura; Waters, Lea; Kern, Margaret L. (2021). "Flourishing Classrooms: Applying a Systems-Informed Approach to Positive Education" (in en). Contemporary School Psychology 25 (4): 395–405. doi:10.1007/s40688-019-00267-8. ISSN 2159-2020. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40688-019-00267-8.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oades, Lindsay G.; Jarden, Aaron; Hou, Hanchao; Ozturk, Corina; Williams, Paige; R. Slemp, Gavin; Huang, Lanxi (2021). "Wellbeing Literacy: A Capability Model for Wellbeing Science and Practice" (in en). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (2): 719. doi:10.3390/ijerph18020719. ISSN 1660-4601. PMID 33467630.
6. ↑ Waters, Lea; Higgins, Matthew Charles (2022). "The impact of a teacher-based positive education intervention on student wellbeing literacy" (in en). Journal of School and Educational Psychology 2 (1): 22–43. doi:10.47602/josep.v2i1.12. ISSN 2791-8300. https://journalofschoolpsychology.com/index.php/josep/article/view/12.
7. ↑ (in en) The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education. 2021. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64537-3. ISBN 978-3-030-64536-6. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-64537-3.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Baker, Lisa M.; Oades, Lindsay G.; Raban, Bridie (2021-01-01). "Wellbeing literacy and early childhood education" (in EN). New Zealand International Research in Early Childhood Education 23 (2): 4–19. https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.404572037365614.
9. ↑ Huang, Lanxi; Kern, Margaret L.; Oades, Lindsay G. (2020). "Strengthening University Student Wellbeing: Language and Perceptions of Chinese International Students" (in en). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (15): 5538. doi:10.3390/ijerph17155538. ISSN 1660-4601. PMID 32751837.

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