The Eudaimonic and Hedonic Components of Happiness: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings

Fave, Antonella Delle; Brdar, Ingrid; Freire, Teresa; Vella-Brodrick, Dianne; Wissing, Marié P.

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“…The subjects were Caucasian adults of Polish nationality living in large and medium-sized cities. Hedonic and eudemonic well-being are quite strongly positively correlated (Delle Fave et al 2011;Fowers et al 2010;Schueller and Seligman 2010). Although this study focuses on the eudemonic well-being, the hedonic perspective should also be included as there is a dearth of research linking the two well-being aspects in the context of work.…”

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Diagnosing Well-Being in Work Context – Eudemonic Well-Being in the Workplace Questionnaire

Czerw

2017

Curr Psychol

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This article presents a proposal for a questionnaire diagnosing the well-being of employees in terms of eudemonia. This questionnaire stems from two theories on psychological and social well-being, already used in positive psychology. The construction of this questionnaire and its subsequent confirmatory studies were conducted on the group of 724 working adults. In the final questionnaire version, four factors were distinguished: positive organization; fit and development; positive relations with co-workers; and contribution to the organization. Additionally, by using the K-means cluster analysis (N = 609), four specific well-being profiles were distinguished: (1) moderate well-being based on relationships, (2) globally high well-being in the workplace, (3) globally low well-being in the workplace, (4) reduced well-being based on their own competences. Further analysis showed that people representing these profiles differ from each other in their level of attachment to the workplace. The guidelines regarding the actions of employers to increase the eudemonic well-being of their employees are also discussed.

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Diagnosing Well-Being in Work Context – Eudemonic Well-Being in the Workplace Questionnaire

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2017

Curr Psychol

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“…We hoped to determine those dimensions that participants considered important to their understanding of happiness to determine what, in their opinions, constitutes happiness and to measure their individual experience of well-being. We aimed to close the gap in well-being research noted by Delle Fave et al (2011), who identified a dearth of qualitative and exploratory research on lay conceptions of happiness, especially with bigger samples. We use Diener's (2000) conception of subjective well-being.…”

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“…Most studies have used scales based on Western philosophical and psychological perspectives (Delle Fave et al 2011). This is a serious limitation and more exploratory studies are needed to create a more culture-fair methodology.…”

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“…The investigation of lay conceptions of happiness is important in determining what is actually researched in studies of subjective well-being. Many inferences are made from philosophical perspectives, such as hedonic or eudaimonic conceptions (see Carr 2009;Delle Fave et al 2011;Trzebinska 2008), and even though they are the cornerstones of our understanding of happiness a more direct approach is needed to understand what happiness means to individuals living in a given society at a particular time.…”

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“…(Delle Fave et al 2011, p. 187). Studies focusing on lay conceptions incorporate wellestablished approaches to happiness, such as eudaimonic or hedonistic perspectives (see Carr 2009;Delle Fave et al 2011, Delle Fave et al 2013bTrzebinska 2008) but there remain gaps in our understanding of the impact of these lay conceptions on experienced subjective well-being. These areas require qualitative data and studies using a mixed methods approach (Delle Fave et al 2013a).…”

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Lay Understanding of Happiness and the Experience of Well-Being: Are Some Conceptions of Happiness More Beneficial than Others?

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The aim of the study was to understand aspects of life that men and women associate with happiness and to explore the connections between these associations and well-being (measured as positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction) in different periods of life. Participants were 785 people who were asked to list associations that came to mind on hearing the word 'happiness'. The moderating roles of gender and period of life (adolescence/adulthood, transition/no transition) were analysed. Participants associated happiness mostly with health and relationships. Other categories included knowledge, work, material goods and freedom. Those who associated happiness with work had higher levels of positive affect. Associating happiness with relationships predicted greater life satisfaction, whereas associating it with material goods predicted lower satisfaction. Gender moderated the relationship between associations and positive affect: associating happiness with material goods decreased positive affect among men but no such effect was observed among women; associating happiness with relationships was beneficial for women but unbeneficial for men. Additionally, associations with material goods predicted lower positive affect, especially in times of transition. Associating happiness with knowledge decreased positive affect in adolescents and increased it in adults. Some ways of understanding happiness improved life satisfaction but none were related to negative affect. The relationship between concepts of happiness and positive affect is complex; some concepts are unbeneficial only for some people and during certain periods of life.

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The Complementary Roles of Eudaimonia and Hedonia and How They Can Be Pursued in Practice

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The Eudaimonic and Hedonic Components of Happiness: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings

Abstract: Happiness, Meaning, Satisfaction with life, Life domains, Mixed-method approach,

Cited by 534 publications

References 55 publications

Diagnosing Well-Being in Work Context – Eudemonic Well-Being in the Workplace Questionnaire

Diagnosing Well-Being in Work Context – Eudemonic Well-Being in the Workplace Questionnaire

Lay Understanding of Happiness and the Experience of Well-Being: Are Some Conceptions of Happiness More Beneficial than Others?

The Complementary Roles of Eudaimonia and Hedonia and How They Can Be Pursued in Practice

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