What influences Londoners’ wellbeing, and what can help? A study by the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London and Centre for London

Publication type

Report

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Publication date

November 15, 2023

Summary:

This report is about what influences Londoners’ wellbeing and what can help. It was produced as a collaboration between a university, the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London, and a think tank, Centre for London, because we want to combine academic rigor with practical policy proposals. The report uses data from Understanding Society, a large longitudinal study which asks the same people questions about their lives every few years. The wellbeing measure used in this study is the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, which is a well validated measure that asks people how much they agree with a series of positive statements about themselves over the last two weeks, such as “I have been feeling useful”.

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Link

https://centreforlondon.org/publication/londoners-wellbeing/

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