Eudaimonia and Its Distinction from Hedonia: Developing a Classification and Terminology for Understanding Conceptual and Operational Definitions
Eudaimonia and Its Distinction from Hedonia: Developing a Classification and Terminology for Understanding Conceptual and Operational Definitions
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DOI：
10.1007/s10902-013-9485-0
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Waterman, Alan S.
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作者：
Huta, Veronika;Waterman, Alan S.
对eudaimonia的兴趣（例如，增长、意义、真实性、卓越性）及其与快乐的区别（例如，快乐，享受，舒适，没有痛苦）正在迅速增长，因为研究人员认识到这两个概念是研究幸福的核心。然而，对这些概念的研究也面临着挑战：基于不同操作化的研究结果可能存在很大差异; eudaimonia和hedonia的定义有时会落入不同的分析类别（例如，当eudaimonia被描述为一种功能方式时，hedonia作为一种体验）; eudaimonia和hedonia这两个术语有时定义模糊或适用于可能仅仅是相关的概念。为了帮助解决这些挑战，我们提出了以下术语和分类来讨论概念和操作定义：（1）核心的中心区分概念的程度（即，定义的），接近核心（即，（2）分析的类别-确定定义代表以下哪一个类别：（a）方向（方向、价值观、动机和目标），（B）行为（行为内容，活动特征），（c）经验（主观经验、情绪、认知评价），（d）功能（积极心理功能，心理健康，繁荣的指数）;（3）测量水平-确定定义是否用于特质和/或状态比较。学者的工作与eudaimonia或eudaimonia和hedonia之间的区别的研究计划进行审查和讨论的框架内提出的分类;几个点的收敛和分歧的定义突出显示;和重要的问题和未来的研究方向确定。
Interest in eudaimonia (e.g., growth, meaning, authenticity, excellence) and its distinction from hedonia (e.g., pleasure, enjoyment, comfort, absence of distress) is growing rapidly, as researchers recognize that both concepts are central to the study of well-being. Yet research on these concepts faces challenges as well: findings based on different operationalizations can be quite discrepant; definitions of eudaimonia and hedonia sometimes fall into different categories of analysis (e.g. when eudaimonia is described as a way of functioning, hedonia as an experience); and the terms eudaimonia and hedonia are sometimes defined vaguely or applied to concepts that may be mere correlates. To aid in addressing these challenges, we propose the following terminology and classification for discussing conceptual and operational definitions: (1) degree of centrality-differentiating concepts that are core (i.e., definitional), close-to-core (i.e., given some attention but not central), and major correlates; (2) category of analysis-identifying which of the following categories a definition represents: (a) orientations (orientations, values, motives, and goals), (b) behaviors (behavioral content, activity characteristics), (c) experiences (subjective experiences, emotions, cognitive appraisals), (d) functioning (indices of positive psychological functioning, mental health, flourishing); and (3) level of measurement-identifying whether a definition is used for trait and/or state comparisons. The work of scholars with a program of research on eudaimonia or the distinction between eudaimonia and hedonia is reviewed and discussed within the framework of the proposed classification; several points of convergence and divergence across definitions are highlighted; and important questions and directions for future research are identified.