The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing
The Global Flourishing Study is a longitudinal panel study of over 200,000 participants in 22 geographically and culturally diverse countries, spanning all six populated continents, with nationally representative sampling and intended annual survey data collection for 5 years to assess numerous aspects of flourishing and its possible determinants. The study is intended to expand our knowledge of the distribution and determinants of flourishing around the world. Relations between a composite flourishing index and numerous demographic characteristics are reported. Participants were also surveyed about their childhood experiences, which were analyzed to determine their associations with subsequent adult flourishing. Analyses are presented both across and within countries, and discussion is given as to how the demographic and childhood relationships vary by country and which patterns appear to be universal versus culturally specific. Brief comment is also given on the results of a whole series of papers in the Global Flourishing Study Special Collection, employing similar analyses, but with more-specific aspects of well-being. The Global Flourishing Study expands our knowledge of the distribution and determinants of well-being and provides foundational knowledge for the promotion of societal flourishing.
Authors
- Jennifer Susan Wortham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-5410)
- Eric S. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1510-8976)
- Julia S. Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6015-4146)
- Chukwuemeka N. Okafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-4866)
- Hayami K. Koga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9716-2502)
- Dorota Węziak‐Białowolska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-2283)
- Nikolitsa Grigoropoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4250-1941)
- Byron R. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-3810)
- Robert D. Woodberry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-4218)
- Thomas Breedlove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3189-5030)
- Alex Fogleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-8328)
- Matthew T. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3652-280X)
- Zacc Ritter
- Lucía Macchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-4747)
- Tyler J. VanderWeele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-0239)
- Ying Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4780-4642)
- Matt Bradshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4865-8042)
- Cristina B. Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1655-7351)
- Christos Makridis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-5897)
- Victor Counted (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0944-3775)
- R. Noah Padgett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-3896)
- Katelyn Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3393-3635)
- Rebecca Bonhag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-3020)
- James L. Ritchie‐Dunham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7305-1624)
- Sung Joon Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2228-158X)
- Jason Paltzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-8064)
- Pedro Antonio de la Rosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-7396)
- Sakurako S. Okuzono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-4415)
- Kathryn A. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-9041)
- Blake Victor Kent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-9041)
- Koichiro Shiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7956-6485)
- Young-Il Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-2507)
- Brendan Case (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4277-8075)
- Richard Gregory Cowden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9027-4253)
- Renae Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5104-5511)
- Zhuo Job Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-1627)
- Tim Lomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-6185)
- Chris Felton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9214-9985)
- George Yancey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5591-6604)
- Piotr Białowolski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4102-0107)
- Craig Gundersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9264-6914)
- Rajesh Srinivasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5707-0494)
- Suzanne T Ouyang
- Lesley Markham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7375-8248)
- Nicholas Norman-Krause
- John Ssozi
- Noemi Le Pertel
Institutions
- Pepperdine University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Kozminski University (PL)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Regent University (US)
- Baylor University (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Wisconsin Lutheran College (US)
- George Fox University (US)
- University of Bremen (DE)
- City, University of London (GB)
- Center for Open Science (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Gallup Indian Medical Center (US)
- Nagoya Kyouritsu Hospital (JP)
- Belmont University (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Gallaudet University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
- Westmont College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00423-5
- Citations
- 84
- Primary Topic
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 199.96
Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- Fetzer Institute
- Templeton World Charity Foundation
- Templeton Religion Trust