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Figure 1. A paradigm of psychologic well-being based on 3 interrelated components. Central to this paradigm is "vitality," a positive energetic state that is characterized by enthusiasm and a sense of aliveness. The energy associated with vitality helps to foster the work needed to regulate positive and negative emotions and to cope with life problems. This relationship is bidirectional because effective emotional competence and coping skills, in turn, help to preserve vitality by diminishing the frequency of energy-depleting negative emotions and/or taxing life problems. Emotional and coping flexibility are seen as key indicators of one's ability to successfully manage negative emotions and solve problems effectively.
