2 CONCEPTIONS OF HAPPINESS - CONTRASTS OF PERSONAL EXPRESSIVENESS (EUDAIMONIA) AND HEDONIC ENJOYMENT
2 CONCEPTIONS OF HAPPINESS - CONTRASTS OF PERSONAL EXPRESSIVENESS (EUDAIMONIA) AND HEDONIC ENJOYMENT
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DOI:
10.1037/0022-3514.64.4.678
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发表时间:
1993-04-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
WATERMAN, AS
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作者:
WATERMAN, AS
Aristotle's concept of eudaimonia and hedonic enjoyment constitute 2 philosophical conceptions of happiness. Two studies involving combined samples of undergraduate and graduate students (Study 1, N = 209; Study 2, N = 249) were undertaken to identify the convergent and divergent aspects of these constructs. As expected, there was a strong positive correlation between personal expressiveness (eudaimonia) and hedonic enjoyment. Analyses revealed significant differences between the 2 conceptions of happiness experienced in conjunction with activities for the variables of (a) opportunities for satisfaction, (b) strength of cognitive-affective components, (c) level of challenges, (d) level of skills, and (e) importance. It thus appears that the 2 conceptions of happiness are related but distinguishable and that personal expressiveness, but not hedonic enjoyment, is a signifier of success in the process of self-realization.