Perspect Biol Med. 2020;63(3):401-419. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2020.0029.
Human flourishing has recently emerged as a construct of interest in clinical and population-health studies. Its origins as a focus of research are rooted in philosophical writing dating to Aristotle's concept of eudaimonia, in the work of contemporary psychologists, and in studies by epidemiologists, physicians, and social and behavioral scientists who have investigated religious influences on physical and mental health since the 1980s. Inasmuch as human flourishing has been characterized as multidimensional or multifaceted, with hypothetically broad antecedents and significant outcomes, it may be an especially valuable construct for researchers. For one, it would seem to tap something deeper and more meaningful than the superficial single-item measures that often characterize such studies. This article surveys the rich history of the concept of human flourishing in its multiple meanings and contexts across disciplines, proposes a conceptual model for assessing the construct, and lays out an agenda for clinical and population-health research.
人类繁荣最近成为临床和人群健康研究中一个备受关注的概念。它最初作为研究的焦点可以追溯到亚里士多德的幸福观，当代心理学家的著作，以及自 20 世纪 80 年代以来研究宗教对身心健康影响的流行病学家、医生和社会及行为科学家的著作。由于人类繁荣被描述为多维或多方面的，具有假设的广泛前因和重要的结果，因此它可能是研究人员特别有价值的一个概念。首先，它似乎触及到了比经常出现在这些研究中的表面单一措施更深层次、更有意义的东西。本文综述了人类繁荣概念在不同学科、多种含义和语境中的丰富历史，提出了评估这一概念的概念模型，并为临床和人群健康研究制定了一个议程。
