The neural correlates of hedonic and eudaimonic happiness: An fMRI study

Costa, Tommaso; Suardi, Angelo Carlo; Diano, Matteo; Cauda, Franco; Duca, Sergio; Rusconi, Maria Luisa; Sotgiu, Igor

doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134491

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“…Neuroimaging studies have shown that in addition to motor functions, the cerebellum is involved in processing emotions (Baumann & Mattingley, 2012 ). The right posterior cerebellum has shown peak functional activation in the imagination of happiness (Costa et al, 2019 ). Furthermore, cerebral lesions can disrupt affective processes (Pierce & Peron, 2020 ).…”

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Wellbeing and brain structure: A comprehensive phenotypic and genetic study of image‐derived phenotypes in the UK Biobank

Jamshidi

Park

Montalto

et al. 2022

Human Brain Mapping

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Wellbeing, an important component of mental health, is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Previous association studies between brain structure and wellbeing have typically focused on volumetric measures and employed small cohorts. Using the UK Biobank Resource, we explored the relationships between wellbeing and brain morphometrics (volume, thickness and surface area) at both phenotypic and genetic levels. The sample comprised 38,982 participants with neuroimaging and wellbeing phenotype data, of which 19,234 had genotypes from which wellbeing polygenic scores (PGS) were calculated. We examined the association of wellbeing phenotype and PGS with all brain regions (including cortical, subcortical, brainstem and cerebellar regions) using multiple linear models, including (1) basic neuroimaging covariates and (2) additional demographic factors that may synergistically impact wellbeing and its neural correlates. Genetic correlations between genomic variants influencing wellbeing and brain structure were also investigated. Small but significant associations between wellbeing and volumes of several cerebellar structures (β = 0.015-0.029, P FDR = 0.007-3.8 Â 10 À9 ), brainstem, nucleus accumbens and caudate were found. Cortical associations with wellbeing included volume of right lateral occipital, thickness of bilateral lateral occipital and cuneus, and surface area of left superior parietal, supramarginal and pre-/post-central regions. Wellbeing-PGS was associated with cerebellar volumes and supramarginal surface area. Small mediation effects of wellbeing phenotype and PGS on right VIIIb cerebellum were evident. No genetic correlation was found between wellbeing and brain morphometric measures. We provide a comprehensive overview of wellbeing-related brain morphometric variation. Notably, small effect sizes reflect the multifaceted nature of this concept.

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Wellbeing and brain structure: A comprehensive phenotypic and genetic study of image‐derived phenotypes in the UK Biobank

Jamshidi

Park

Montalto

et al. 2022

Human Brain Mapping

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“…fMRI studies examining the neural correlates of hedonic and eudaimonic happiness show that both activate a network involving frontal, temporal and parietal regions, as well as subcortical structures. However, hedonic happiness results in enhanced activity in frontal medial/middle regions and anterior cingulate cortex, while eudaimonic happiness in increased activity in the right precentral gyrus [ 37 ]. Future (neuroimaging) studies from a eudaimonic perspective examining whether measurements of happiness also strongly covary with indices of psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity are warranted.…”

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Temporal relationships between happiness and psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity in a large cohort study: the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)

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Background Notwithstanding the firmly established cross-sectional association of happiness with psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity, little is known about their temporal relationships. The goal of the present study was to investigate whether happiness is predictive of subsequent psychiatric disorders and symptom severity (and vice versa). Moreover, it was examined whether changes in happiness co-occur with changes in psychiatric disorder status and symptom severity. Methods In the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA), happiness (SRH: Self-Rated Happiness scale), depressive and social anxiety disorder (CIDI: Composite Interview Diagnostic Instrument) and depressive and anxiety symptom severity (IDS: Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; and FQ: Fear Questionnaire) were measured in 1816 adults over a three-year period. Moreover, we focused on occurrence and remittance of 6-month recency Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Social Anxiety Disorders (SAD) as the two disorders most intertwined with subjective happiness. Results Interindividual differences in happiness were quite stable (ICC of .64). Higher levels of happiness predicted recovery from depression (OR = 1.41; 95% CI = 1.10–1.80), but not social anxiety disorder (OR = 1.31; 95%CI = .94–1.81), as well as non-occurrence of depression (OR = 2.41; 95%CI = 1.98–2.94) and SAD (OR = 2.93; 95%CI = 2.29–3.77) in participants without MDD, respectively SAD at baseline. Higher levels of happiness also predicted a reduction of IDS depression (sr = − 0.08; 95%CI = -0.10 - -0.04), and BAI (sr = − 0.09; 95%CI = -0.12 - -0.05) and FQ (sr = − 0.06; 95%CI = -0.09 - -0.04) anxiety symptom scores. Conversely, presence of affective disorders, as well as higher depression and anxiety symptom severity at baseline predicted a subsequent reduction of self-reported happiness (with marginal to small sr values varying between −.04 (presence of SAD) to −.17 (depression severity on the IDS)). Moreover, changes in happiness were associated with changes in psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity, in particular with depression severity on the IDS (sr = − 0.46; 95%CI = −.50 - -.42). Conclusions Results support the view of rather stable interindividual differences in subjective happiness, although level of happiness is inversely associated with changes in psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity, in particular depressive disorder and depression severity.

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“…Subjective happiness is further divided into two approaches: hedonic happiness and eudaimonic happiness (Ryan and Deci, 2001;Costa et al, 2019). Hedonic happiness is about the deep-rooted quest of individuals on how to live well.…”

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“…Subjective happiness is further divided into two approaches: hedonic happiness and eudaimonic happiness (Ryan and Deci, 2001; Costa et al. , 2019).…”

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Coalescence of CSR and happiness for corporate sustainability: a systematic review of literature

Kıymalıoğlu

Özbük

2023

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PurposeThe study aims to understand how corporate social responsibility (CSR) and happiness are used together in various research studies to serve the ultimate goal of corporate sustainability (CS), which in turn contributes to sustainable development.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review (SLR) was made using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) method in the two most-reputable databases of Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus, revealing a final list of 54 studies to analyse.FindingsThe review concludes that the literature on CSR and happiness provides three main findings: first, concerning the pillars of sustainability, most of the studies concentrate on people, neglecting the planet and profit, second, employees are subject to the highest number of studies as the target of CSR initiative and third, almost all studies employed the hedonic aspect of happiness in CSR literature.Research limitations/implicationsThis particular research finding points to the need for developing a comprehensive framework to assess stakeholder happiness from both hedonic and eudaimonic aspects from a CSR perspective which is then represented under the three pillars of sustainability.Practical implicationsTo contribute to the ultimate goal of CS, management would design CSR initiatives for all stakeholders to increase both hedonic and eudaimonic happiness of them.Originality/valueThe literature provides reviews of research in CSR and happiness separately; however, there is not any research revealing how these two concepts are used together in studies and how this association could be read to serve the goal of CS.

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The neural correlates of hedonic and eudaimonic happiness: An fMRI study

Cited by 12 publications

References 39 publications

Wellbeing and brain structure: A comprehensive phenotypic and genetic study of image‐derived phenotypes in the UK Biobank

Wellbeing and brain structure: A comprehensive phenotypic and genetic study of image‐derived phenotypes in the UK Biobank

Temporal relationships between happiness and psychiatric disorders and their symptom severity in a large cohort study: the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)

Coalescence of CSR and happiness for corporate sustainability: a systematic review of literature

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