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DIAZ LLANES, Guillermo. El bienestar subjetivo: Actualidad y perspectivas. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2001, vol.17, n.6, pp. 572-579. ISSN 1561-3038.

A review of the papers on subjective well-being published in the world during the last years was made. The results obtained were critically analyzed taking into account the epistemological foundations that served as a sustenance. The fact that the studies about subjective well-being are still in force shows the increasing awareness of the investigators about the importance of studying those factors influencing positively on health. The understanding of the complex skein of interactions determining the subjective well-being at the macrosocial, microsocial and individual levels is an indispensable requirement for the implementation of interventions at the primary health care level and for elevating this indicator so closely related to health.

Palavras-chave : POPULATION WELL-BEING; FAMILY WELL-BEING; EMOTIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; HAPPINESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMS THEORY.