<p>As the CDC page you linked states,</p>

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  <p>Well-being integrates mental health (mind) and physical health (body) resulting in more holistic approaches to disease prevention and health promotion.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Mental health and physical health are the 2 main components to well-being, and both these components have components within them.</p>

<p>Mental health will have <a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/positive-affect-and-stress-3144628" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>positive affects</strong> and <strong>negative affects</strong></a> as 2 of its components.</p>

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  <p>Previous research lends support to the view that the <strong>negative affect component</strong> of well-being is strongly associated with neuroticism and that <strong>positive affect component</strong> has a similar association with extraversion. This research also supports the view that positive emotions—central components of well-being—are not merely the opposite of negative emotions, but are independent dimensions of mental health that can, and should be fostered.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Emphasis mine. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/wellbeing.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source.</a></p>

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What does "affect component" mean in this article on well-being?
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# What does "affect component" mean in this article on well-being?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-10)

> Previous research lends support to the view that the **negative affect component** of well-being is strongly associated with neuroticism and that **positive affect component** has a similar association with extraversion. This research also supports the view that positive emotions—central components of well-being—are not merely the opposite of negative emotions, but are independent dimensions of mental health that can, and should be fostered.

Emphasis mine. [Source.](https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/wellbeing.htm)

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

As the CDC page you linked states,

> Well-being integrates mental health (mind) and physical health (body) resulting in more holistic approaches to disease prevention and health promotion.

Mental health and physical health are the 2 main components to well-being, and both these components have components within them.

Mental health will have [**positive affects** and **negative affects**](https://www.verywellmind.com/positive-affect-and-stress-3144628) as 2 of its components.


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