TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The life of meaning: a model of the positive contributions to well-being from veterinary work
JO  - Journal of veterinary medical education
A1  - Cake, Martin A.
A1  - Bell, Melinda A.
A1  - Bickley, Naomi
A1  - Bartram, David J.
SP  - 184
EP  - 193
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
N2  - We present a veterinary model of work-derived well-being, and argue that educators should not only present a (potentially self-fulfilling) stress management model of future wellness, but also balance this with a positive psychology-based approach depicting a veterinary career as a richly generative source of satisfaction and fulfillment. A review of known sources of satisfaction for veterinarians finds them to be based mostly in meaningful purpose, relationships, and personal growth. This positions veterinary well-being within the tradition of eudaimonia, an ancient concept of achieving one's best possible self, and a term increasingly employed to describe well-being derived from living a life that is engaging, meaningful, and deeply fulfilling. The theory of eudaimonia for workplace well-being should inform development of personal resources that foster resilience in undergraduate and graduate veterinarians.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-321X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1014-097R1
ID  - ref1
ER  -