The portrait of a hedonist: The personality and ethics behind the value and maladaptive pursuit of pleasure

Ksendzova, Masha; Iyer, Ravi; Hill, Graham; Wojcik, Sean P.; Howell, Ryan T.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.042

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“…This was based on the idea that situations low in effort should be less structured around a specific topic, should provide more sociability related cues, and should involve less compulsory and often pre-scripted social interaction. Indirect evidence for the relation of effortlessness and sociability stems from research showing that individual differences in extraversion are related to differences in self-reported hedonism (i.e., tendency to gravitate towards life's pleasures e.g., Ksendzova, Iyer, Hill, Wojcik, & Howell, 2015;Visser & Pozzebon, 2013;Wilson & Brazendale 1973;Zhang & Howell, 2011) which should be rather pursued in low-effort compared to high-effort situations (cf. Watermann, 2005).…”

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Zooming into Real-Life Extraversion – how Personality and Situation Shape Sociability in Social Interactions

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Geukes

Wilson

et al. 2019

Collabra: Psychology

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What predicts sociable behavior? While main effects of personality and situation characteristics on sociability are well established, there is little evidence for the existence of person-situation interaction effects within real-life social interactions. Moreover, previous research has focused on self-reported behavior ratings, and less is known about the partner's social perspective, i.e. how partners perceive and influence an actor's behavior. In the current research, we investigated predictors of sociable behavior in real-life social interactions across social perspectives, including person and situation main effects as well as person-situation interaction effects. In two experience-sampling studies (Study 1: N = 394, US, time-based; Study 2: N = 124, Germany, event-based), we assessed personality traits with self-and informant-reports, self-reported sociable behavior during real-life social interactions, and corresponding information on the situation (categorical situation classifications and dimensional ratings of situation characteristics). In Study 2, we additionally assessed interaction partner-reported actor behavior. Multilevel analyses provided evidence for main effects of personality and situation features, as well as small but consistent evidence for person-situation interaction effects. First, extraverts acted more sociable in general. Second, individuals behaved more sociable in low-effort/positive/low-duty situations (vs. high-effort/negative/high-duty situations). Third, the latter was particularly true for extraverts. Further specific interaction effects were found for the partner's social perspective. These results are discussed regarding their accordance with different behavioral models (e.g., Trait Activation Theory) and their transferability to other behavioral domains.

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Zooming into Real-Life Extraversion – how Personality and Situation Shape Sociability in Social Interactions

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Geukes

Wilson

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“…In the conditions of succumbing the greatest weight of regret is associated to the choice of obligation. Even in this case we can observe that the action orientated to an obligation "weighs" down the subjects not only in terms of cost but also in terms of regret, or rather of a persistent distress regarding the alternative (pleasurable) that he has had to renounce (Connolly et al, 1997;Inman et al, 1997;Zeelenberg et al, 1998;Kivetz & Simonson, 2002;Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002;Mandel, 2003;Guttentag & Ferrell, 2004;Ksendzova et al, 2015).…”

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Resist or Give in to an Alternative: Post-Decisional Evaluations of Cost, Value and Regret in the Choice

Diotaiuti¹,

Valente²,

Mancone³

et al. 2020

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This study presents a comparative analysis of post-decisional evaluations with reference to a choice made by the subject between an option with an antecedent that had a pleasurable finality while the alternative option was orientated respectively to the undertaking something useful, to fulfilling an obligation, or to the respect of a prior commitment with others. The study focalizes on a particular condition of the subject's awareness; that is to say that the decision was made with a will to resist to the alternative option, or the knowledge that he has substantially chosen to succumb to the pressure exercised by the alternative option. The study showed such an awareness condition had a significant effect on fundamental judgments that accompany and follow the decisional act, i.e. the rating of the cost of the choice, the value attributed to the choice, the regret associated to the option renounced by the subject.

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“…They are also dull in their efforts toward their goals. The studies indicate that such individuals are hedonist 44 and are excessively enthusiastic about sexual matters. 45 Addicted men with HD scored lower in agreeableness personality trait, which is consistent with the results of Pinto et al, 46 Egan and Parmer, 39 and Walton et al 40 Agreeable people are inclined to be sympathetic, straightforward, philanthropist, companion and cooperative, and supportive in interpersonal interactions.…”

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Hypersexual Behaviors and Personality Traits in Men with Substance Use Disorders in Iran

Hashemi

2020

Journal of Psychosexual Health

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The present study was conducted aiming to compare the five-factor model of personality in addicted men with and without hypersexual disorder (HD). The research method was causal-comparative, and the study population included all addicted men who were residents of addiction treatment centers in Tabriz city. 216 male addicts with HD and without HD were compared in 2 groups of 108 members through the Big Five Inventory (BFI-44). Data were analyzed using independent t test, chi-square, multivariate analysis of variance, and SPSS 22 version software for Windows (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). The results showed that 2 groups were significantly different in the five-factor model of personality. Addicted men with HD obtained lower scores in agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience; and obtained higher scores in neuroticism personality dimension in comparison to addicted men without HD. There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in extraversion dimension. These findings indicated that there is a significant difference between the 2 groups in the five-factor model of personality, and addicted men with HD scored higher in neuroticism dimension. Therefore, this study illustrates the need to pay attention to the personality dimension of neuroticism (or emotional instability) as a variable comorbid with HD and substance-related disorders.

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The portrait of a hedonist: The personality and ethics behind the value and maladaptive pursuit of pleasure

Cited by 21 publications

References 27 publications

Zooming into Real-Life Extraversion – how Personality and Situation Shape Sociability in Social Interactions

Zooming into Real-Life Extraversion – how Personality and Situation Shape Sociability in Social Interactions

Resist or Give in to an Alternative: Post-Decisional Evaluations of Cost, Value and Regret in the Choice

Hypersexual Behaviors and Personality Traits in Men with Substance Use Disorders in Iran

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