Quality of Life: The Concept and Interventions

*Boshra A. Arnout*

### **Abstract**

Quality of life is one of the positive psychology concepts that gained popularity and acceptance in the second half of the twentieth century. Quality of life is a multifaceted concept that refers to the overall general happiness due to his subjective and objective evaluation of all aspects of his life. The quality of an individual's life has multiple determinants, including values, goals, culture, and environment, in which the individual lives, desires, needs, and others. And the multiplicity of definitions of quality of life in the light of the theoretical approaches to its study led to the lack of agreement on a single definition of the concept of quality of life. An increasing number of studies have clarified the benefits of counseling interventions to improve the quality of life of members of society in all its groups, as well as the effectiveness of quality-of-life interventions in developing the positive traits of an individual's personality. There is still an urgent need to study the impact of intervention strategies to improve the quality of life, especially for people with chronic diseases.

**Keywords:** positive psychology, happiness, quality of life, interventions, psychological health

#### **1. Introduction**

Enjoying life, feeling upbeat and cheerful, having good physical and mental health, being content in all respects, and giving meaningful life purpose are all examples of having a high quality of life. The concept of quality of life related to positive psychology started to gain popularity in the latter half of the twentieth century.

According to global health experts, a person's perspective of their living circumstances in the context of the culture and value system in which they live, as well as how this perception relates to goals, aspirations, and interests, makes up their quality of life. The concept of quality of life refers to the continuation of brainstorming and interest in creativity and innovation. It also means remaining appropriate in line with habits, skills, and tendencies relevant to emotion creation and emotional work, performance and learning climates, and a perspective on continuous improvement of performance as a way of life for individuals to meet their needs and desires in a balanced way [1, 2].

Arnout [3] mentioned that people's quality of life and physical and psychological health had been impacted by climate change because of the growing strains and issues people face in the twenty-first century. To empower people to live healthy and happy, interventions are required to increase their quality of life. In this chapter, we

go through the concept of quality of life and interventions that can be used to enhance people's quality of life.

Many researchers (such as [4–10]) stressed that counseling programs could improve the quality of life. Thus, the followers of psychological studies notice a tremendous and growing interest in studying and improving the concept of quality of life. Arnout [3] pointed out that many countries have been interested in improving the quality of life of their citizens and made it one of the sustainable development goals (e.g., the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's program to improve the quality of life).
