Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study
Most people want to be happy. But if happiness, or well-being, comes in different forms, which one should they pursue? Some researchers do argue that the traditional hedonic view of life satisfaction and pleasant feelings are necessary but not sufficient constituents of a good life. This alternative...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/6336 2023-05-15T17:08:18+02:00 Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study Wenneberg, Cathrine 2012-05-02 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6336 eng eng Universitetet i Tromsø University of Tromsø https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6336 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5973 openAccess Copyright 2012 The Author(s) VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Andre psykologiske fag: 279 VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Other psychology disciplines: 279 PSY-3900 Master thesis Mastergradsoppgave 2012 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:53:54Z Most people want to be happy. But if happiness, or well-being, comes in different forms, which one should they pursue? Some researchers do argue that the traditional hedonic view of life satisfaction and pleasant feelings are necessary but not sufficient constituents of a good life. This alternative viewpoint contains both hedonia and eudaimonia which emphasizes personal growth and engagement. With the use of participants from Lofoten Folk High School, Norway (N = 89) orientations and feelings toward hedonic and eudaimonic dimensions of well-being were investigated. An experimental priming task concerning task difficulty, as well as an intervention study was conducted. The attempt of priming the participants into different kinds of well-being orientations did not succeed. However, results revealed that eudaimonically oriented participants had a preference for engaging themselves in more challenging activities, as compared with less eudaimonically oriented individuals. During the five-day intervention study the participants focused either on expressing gratitude (hedonia) or developing a personal skill (eudaimonia). Results showed that expressing gratitude had the most positive effect on well-being; affecting mood, as well as both hedonic and eudaimonic feelings. This tells us that there might in fact be more to well-being than the traditional viewpoint indicates. Master Thesis Lofoten University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Lofoten Norway |
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Most people want to be happy. But if happiness, or well-being, comes in different forms, which one should they pursue? Some researchers do argue that the traditional hedonic view of life satisfaction and pleasant feelings are necessary but not sufficient constituents of a good life. This alternative viewpoint contains both hedonia and eudaimonia which emphasizes personal growth and engagement. With the use of participants from Lofoten Folk High School, Norway (N = 89) orientations and feelings toward hedonic and eudaimonic dimensions of well-being were investigated. An experimental priming task concerning task difficulty, as well as an intervention study was conducted. The attempt of priming the participants into different kinds of well-being orientations did not succeed. However, results revealed that eudaimonically oriented participants had a preference for engaging themselves in more challenging activities, as compared with less eudaimonically oriented individuals. During the five-day intervention study the participants focused either on expressing gratitude (hedonia) or developing a personal skill (eudaimonia). Results showed that expressing gratitude had the most positive effect on well-being; affecting mood, as well as both hedonic and eudaimonic feelings. This tells us that there might in fact be more to well-being than the traditional viewpoint indicates. |
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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study |
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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study |
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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study |
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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study |
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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study |
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hedonic and eudaimonic well-being: an intervention study |
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