Wellness through Wisdom

     Recently, Grossmann and colleagues "found that wise reasoning is associated with greater life satisfaction, less negative affect, better social relationships, less depressive rumination, more positive versus negative words used in speech, and greater longevity. The relationship between wise reasoning and well-being held even when controlling for socioeconomic factors, verbal abilities, and several personality traits. ... there was no association between intelligence and well-being. Further, wise reasoning mediated age-related differences in well-being, particularly among middle-aged and older adults."
     They "measured six broad strategies of wise reasoning (related to) social dilemmas ... : 
(a) considering the perspectives of people involved in the conflict, 
(b) recognizing the likelihood of change,
(c) recognizing multiple ways in which the conflict might unfold,
(d) recognizing uncertainty and the limits of knowledge,
(e) recognizing the importance of or searching for a compromise between opposing viewpoints,
(f) recognizing the importance of or predicting conflict resolution."

       Grossmann I, Na J, Varnum MEW, Kitayama S, Nisbett RE. (2012, August 6). A Route to Well-Being: Intelligence Versus Wise Reasoning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0029560

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