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Preventive measures of social isolation implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to decreased levels of physical activity and well-being. This study (n = 308) analyzed the relationship between weekly energy expenditure levels (METs; International Physical Activity Questionnaire, IPAQ) and well-being (Pemberton Happiness Index, PHI). The physical space where the action was performed and the person/s with whom it was done moderate the positive relationship between physical activity levels and well-being. Individuals who were active outdoors and did physical activity with others reported greater well-being. The findings highlight the importance of engaging in physical activity in natural spaces and with other people. This is especially important in pandemic contexts, where people are often isolated from others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Les crises sociales contemporaines nous incitent à trouver des manières d’y résister. Parmi les pistes possibles, nous nous demandons comment l’école et la littérature pourraient contribuer à former des êtres humains véritablement heureux. Plus spécifiquement, nous avons quatre grands objectifs : analyser le rôle de la littérature par temps de crise ; observer les textes littéraires comme sources de créativité et de réflexivité ; montrer que la notion de bonheur recouvre plusieurs genres littéraires et étudier l’importance du genre conte en salle de classe. Ces réflexions seront enrichies par les travaux d’Hétier (2021), Coelho (2008), Defays (2014), entre autres.

Introduction. L'objectif de cette étude était d'examiner les disparités potentielles en matière de santé mentale positive chez les adultes au Canada selon leur orientation sexuelle et leur modalité de genre. Méthodologie. À l'aide des données de la composante annuelle de l'Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes (ESCC) de 2019 (N = 57 034), nous avons comparé la satisfaction moyenne à l'égard de la vie et la prévalence d'un niveau élevé de santé mentale auto-évaluée (SMAE), de bonheur et de sentiment d'appartenance à la communauté entre les adultes hétérosexuels et les adultes faisant partie d'une minorité sexuelle, ainsi qu'entre les adultes cisgenres et les adultes faisant partie d'une minorité de genre. Nous avons utilisé les données de la composante de réponse rapide sur la santé mentale positive de l'ESCC de 2019 (N = 11 486) pour comparer la prévalence d'un niveau élevé de bien-être psychologique chez les adultes hétérosexuels et les adultes faisant partie d'une minorité sexuelle. Des analyses de régression linéaire nous ont permis de relever les différences entre ces groupes en ce qui concerne la satisfaction moyenne à l'égard de la vie et des analyses de régression logistique en ce qui concerne les autres paramètres de la santé mentale positive. Résultats. Par rapport aux adultes hétérosexuels, les adultes faisant partie d'une minorité sexuelle ont fait état d'une moins grande satisfaction moyenne à l'égard de la vie (B = -0,7, IC à 95 %: -0,8 à -0,5) et étaient moins susceptibles de déclarer un niveau élevé de SMAE (RC = 0,4, IC à 95 %: 0,3 à 0,5), de bonheur (RC = 0,4, IC à 95 %: 0,3 à 0,5), de sentiment d'appartenance à la communauté (RC = 0,6, IC à 95 %: 0,5 à 0,7) et de bien-être psychologique (RC = 0,4, IC à 95 %: 0,3 à 0,6). Les différences n'étaient pas toujours statistiquement significatives pour certains groupes de minorités sexuelles dans les analyses stratifiées selon le sexe. Les adultes faisant partie d'une minorité de genre ont fait état d'une moins grande satisfaction moyenne à l'égard de la vie et étaient moins susceptibles de déclarer un niveau élevé de SMAE et de bonheur que les adultes cisgenres. Conclusion. Les travaux de recherche ultérieurs pourraient porter sur l'origine de ces disparités en matière de santé mentale positive, sur les facteurs de risque et les facteurs de protection au sein de ces populations, sur la façon dont d'autres facteurs sociodémographiques interagissent avec l'orientation sexuelle et l'identité de genre et influent sur la santé mentale positive, et sur l'évolution de ces disparités au fil du temps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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in the context of a French school in crisis, the article defends a strong idea: the professional exercise, as degraded and dented as it may be, can only « hold » if there is a link between the teacher and his job that goes far beyond the contingencies of daily work. It is this link, which remains despite everything, that we will identify as the « happiness of the profession » of the primary school teacher. The problematization mobilizes the reflections of Kant and Osty to circumscribe the object by positioning happiness on the side of the profession (and not on the side of the work done). It is extended by a theorization of the « happiness of the profession », which relies on Freire and Jullien to define it as a potentiality, an inaccessible promise. It is then operationalized by the research on similar notions in the case of teachers, which is translated into the methodological choice of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered by the networks and included a quantitative component (an assessment of the potential of 45 concrete situations for « job happiness ») and a qualitative component (an open and spontaneous definition written by the respondents). The results of the survey develop the 10 components of « job happiness » (quantitative approach) (quantitative approach) and the triptych of the definition of this happiness (qualitative approach). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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L'originalité de George Sand naît de cette volonté de ne pas être dévastée par les afflictions et les revers qui ont cruellement traversé sa vie. Paradoxalement, le désenchantement politique et la déception sentimentale ont fait d'elle une femme très optimiste et enthousiaste, amoureuse de la vie et de ses joies les plus âpres comme les plus discrètes. Sand n'a jamais cherché à nier les malheurs qui ont consumé sa vie, son coeur et son esprit. Elle les accepte tout en cherchant à en tirer profit et à les sublimer, vivant toujours dans l'espoir de trouver ce qui réjouit son coeur, ravive sa force d'amour et renouvelle sa foi en l'avenir. Cette quête du bonheur, Sand l'a portée jusqu'au dernier souffle : le secret de la béatitude sandienne réside à la fois dans l'écriture et dans la nature.

This theoretical essay deals with the imperative of happiness in contemporary times, contemplating the current historical moment of the pandemic crisis. Therefore, the interface between psychology and other areas of knowledge, such as social sciences, philosophy, and psychoanalysis, is sought for the necessary intelligibility to apprehend the study. Initially, we intended to carry out a brief review of the conceptions of happiness throughout history, reflecting on how cultural transformations allowed happiness to be shifted from the field of dreams to the duty one. Subsequently, it is proposed to address the place that happiness, transformed into an imperative, occupies in contemporary times, crossed by the neoliberal capitalist discourse and through the arguments of the consumption and performance society. Finally, it is suggested that contemporary social cartography, under the aegis of neoliberalism and its reflections on culture, focuses on subjectivation processes in the form of illness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Les objets et les matériels constituent un fondement pour une grande partie de la littérature française tout au long de la seconde moitié du XX siècle. Perec (1936-1982), l’un des écrivains de cette période essaie de retracer les soucis d’une génération bien attachée à ce monde matériel. Les Choses (1965) est l’une de ses œuvres qui prône le bonheur matériel après des années tragiques de la guerre. Ce livre amène par les motifs des espaces et des choses qui explosent le champ du réel, du quotidien, à s’interroger sur la place à accorder aux objets inanimés dans une société marchande qui en suscite le désir. Cet article cherche à savoir quel rôle jouaient-ils les objets dans la vie des Français des années 60. Et dans quel but l’auteur décrit minutieusement des objets? Notre étude vise à analyser la mentalité et les exigences de la société française, notamment celles des jeunes gens après la guerre

Love is considered a spiritual revolution or the most revolutionary event in the history of humanity, and in contemporary thought has become a form of humanism, as defined in the philosophy of Luc Ferry, where love seems to be a concept of survival that refers to the new humanity that embodiedits characteristics in the emergence of love as a new religion and the deification of man and made it the center of man. of the universe, through which heseeks to attain happiness and salvation from fears and to attain a good and calm life and to give it meaning despite the inevitable march towards death, in order to overcome the absurdity of life and its pain. Its branches, the extension of bridges of fraternity, synergy, compassion, containment and charity for coexistence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Happiness swing between free will and divine providence in the novel '' Zadig or destiny '' of Voltaire ''Zadig or destiny '' is un oriental tale with Arabic names that stimulates the curiosity of orientalists who dine to discover those lands. The story is sequenced in twenty-one episodes that combine interest and pleasure. An impetus of endless amazing adventures that breed from each other like Russian dolls until they reach their ultimate goal that hero aspires to be happiness. Zadig has all the reasons for that, but his wealth, youth, handsomeness, and wit are powerless without the blessing of fate. Here lies the axis around which the episodes of the novel revolve. And the truth is that Voltaire took the risk of addressing the most complex philosophical questions ever. The subject includes many concepts as much as the number of creations on the surface of the universe, and worse than that is the absence of a common denominator between them. With the passage of time and the complexity of life and its interwining, the balance of this novel increases in the eges of those who cling to it as a palliative treatment. Moreover, '' Zadig or destiny'' transcends the boundaries of literature in order to enter the fields of philosophy, theology, sociology, as well as the science of morality and politics. But Voltaire, thanks to his art, and knowledge, was able to fly over it with ease and peace. The events of the novel revolve around three theaters, he events of the novel revolve around three theaters, starting with Babylon then Egypt, and ending with the Arabian Peninsula. Zadig endured various colors of torment and deceit from some ignorant people tried to betray him so that he would go to him, he was higher and loftier than those despicable and foolish behaviors, so he deals with his opponents with kindness and humanity the physician who cured their diseases without harming them. So, fate did justice to him, and heaven smiled at him, giving him the throne of Babylon, and the union with her venerable queen Astarta, whom he loved sincerely. Voltaire has declared his belief in one God who runs the universe wisely and justly. This infinite capacity which is beyond our perception controls humans' destiny. Besides, he perceives the relativity of free will and what is anticipated as a mere chance is not so. It is the verdict of Divine justice. The protagonist knew that the presence of evil is not free of charge, but sometimes it becomes a source of good. Finally, the tale of Honest or Fate is a serious message to get access to happiness and relief. The paper is divided into five subtopics: The east viewed by Voltaire. Modernity of topics of Voltaire. Search for happiness. Learning and educational adventures. Individual freedom and divine justice. Topic unity analysis was followed in doing the present paper.

L’article souligne l’importance qu’Augustin accorde à la temporalité dans sa critique de l’eschatologie néoplatonicienne au chapitre 21 du livre XII de la Cité de Dieu, ainsi que la valeur heuristique de cette critique. Celle-ci s’appuie sur l’articulation de trois éléments : une analyse du bonheur, telos que vise toute vie humaine, auquel ni la vérité ni la sécurité (ou absence de toute crainte de perte) ne peuvent faire défaut ; une réflexion sur l’expérience subjective du temps (qui fait qu’on aspire à l’éternité comme cessation du temps et non simplement comme sempiternité, temps sans fin) ; et une réflexion sur la nature du temps cosmologique (cyclique ou non). Cette critique présente trois intérêts : le premier réside dans l’articulation de ces trois éléments puisque l’opération argumentative d’Augustin consiste à montrer que les néoplatoniciens ne pourraient tenir ensemble leurs propos sur l’éternité du monde et leurs propos sur la destinée de l’âme individuelle, leur cosmologie et leur éthique. Le deuxième réside alors dans le fait qu’elle incite à réévaluer le statut et la cohérence des doctrines néoplatoniciennes portant sur la métempsychose et sur le retour de l’âme dans l’intelligible comme lieu de salut, thèmes sur lesquels cette tradition philosophique n’est justement pas unanime. Le troisième intérêt est dans la thèse philosophique qu’elle supporte, affirmant que le rapport à une certaine temporalité est une détermination essentielle du désir de bonheur.

Le Fil de soie (The Silk Thread) by Michèle Gazier is an ambitious work, conceived in a fairy-like as well as fantastic style, while maintaining a real framework. Against the backdrop of haute couture history, the mystery of a love story unfolds in a variation on the myth of Narcissus while providing an intriguing tale. Gazier questions the fragility and discontinuity of happiness. The story is developed through "images" and words presented in a magical environment. I would like to question here the way in which Gazier explores and sets the course for the happiness of an exceptional couple. In other words, I will question the relationship between the story and the original way in which the ideas of happiness are treated. Focusing on the representation of happiness as it is constructed in this novel engages a double questioning: first of all, how stylistically, the fantastic characteristics as they are inscribed in the story reveal by writing, aspects of expressing happiness? Then, on the diegetic level, I will interrogate how an identity is built without borders, erasing the differences between two beings who love each other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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L'objectif de cette revue systématique de littérature est de montrer l'influence de l'alimentation sur le bonheur perçu, notamment son influence positive afin d'améliorer et de contribuer au bien-être. Une revue systématique de littérature a été réalisée à partir de l'équation de recherche « diet and happiness » dans les bases de données PsycInfo, PubMed et ScienceDirect, afin de recenser les articles en anglais pour la période 2015–2020. Au total, 21 articles ont été retenus. Les résultats ont montré qu'une alimentation saine et équilibrée favorise le bien-être des individus, voire améliore la qualité de vie de personnes pouvant souffrir de diverses pathologies. Les aliments considérés comme les plus en lien avec l'état de bonheur sont les fruits et légumes ainsi que la fréquence du petit-déjeuner. Les principaux résultats montrent une corrélation positive entre les aliments sains et le bien-être, qui participe au bonheur. En soulignant la contribution de l'alimentation à l'amélioration du bonheur des personnes, cette recherche est un argument supplémentaire pour une intégration de cette dimension dans la prise en charge des patients. Une intégration de l'alimentation dans le champ de la psychologie et plus largement chez tous les professionnels de santé permettrait à ces disciplines de s'inscrire dans une conception interdisciplinaire novatrice dont la finalité serait le mieux-être des patients. The aim of this systematic literature review is to show the influence of food on perceived happiness, especially its positive influence in order to improve and contribute to well-being. A systematic literature review was realized from the search equation "diet and happiness" in data base PyscInfo, PubMed and ScienceDirect, in order to identify English articles for the period 2015–2020. A total of 21 articles were selected. Results have shown that a healthy and a balanced diet promotes people's well-being, or even improve the quality of life of people who can suffer from various pathologies. The foods considered to be the most related to the state of happiness are fruits and vegetables as well as the frequency of breakfast. The main results show a positive correlation between healthy food and well-being, which contributes to happiness. By emphasizing the contribution of food to improving people's happiness, this research is an additional argument for integrating this dimension in the field of patient care. An integration of food in the field of psychology and mode generally among all health professionals would allow these disciplines to be part of an innovative interdisciplinary concept whose purpose would be the wellness of patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

L’environnement naturel a peu de place dans l’œuvre théâtrale et romanesque de Yasmina Reza. C’est pourquoi Samuel, le personnage principal d’Une Désolation (1999), est d’autant plus remarquable lorsque, moderne Candide, il fait l’apologie du jardinage en guise d’antidote aux maux du monde moderne. Le roman est constitué d’adresses emboitées, tantôt au fils toujours absent, tantôt à une vieille amie rencontrée par hasard dans une jardinerie. En alternative à des vies dominées par l’hédonisme (comme chez son fils), le militantisme (comme chez sa femme), ou la solitude existentielle (la sienne), Samuel se fait le chantre du bonheur eudémonique qu’on ressent à faire pousser arbres et fleurs. Il s’agit ici de resituer les paradoxes et les oxymores de cette étonnante philosophie horticole dans la représentation des jardins en littérature.

Bonheur et entreprise sont-ils des inconciliables ? Conjointement pensé comme un lieu de réalisation de soi et comme une sphère de souffrance, cet espace clef de nos sociétés contemporaines fait débat. Le roman, aux côtés des autres champs, interroge ce rapport au travail à travers le vécu intime de salariés d’entreprise. Si cet enjeu colore la fiction d’une teinte philosophique, il est plus encore au service d’une réflexion politique sur les récentes mutations socioéconomiques et idéologiques du monde du travail. Le chômage, la spéculation, la reconversion professionnelle : ces trois situations professionnelles sont des sources d’implication pour l’écrivain. Elles lui permettent d’exploiter les ressources psychologiques du roman en réfléchissant aux effets du néolibéralisme. Are happiness and the workplace incompatible ? Thought as a place of self-realization and as a sphere of suffering, this key space of our contemporary societies is debated. The novel, along with other fields, questions this relationship to work through the intimate experience of company employees. While this issue colours fiction with a philosophical hue, it’s even more at the service of political reflection on the recent socio-economic and ideological changes in the world of business. Unemployment, speculation and vocational retraining: these three professional situations are sources of involvement for the writer. They allow him to exploit the psychological resources of the novel by reflecting on the effects of neoliberalism.

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This essay aims to analyze the poetics of the soundscape in Albert Camus' work, based in the notions of happiness and unhappiness. Our purpose will be to define the characteristics of the symbolism of auditory perception, which are elaborated on the double configuration between happiness and unhappiness. The fact that the symbolic universe of Camus outlines a total sensory experience does no longer need to be demonstrated. Starting from his first lyrical writings to the Notebooks, his writing appeals arouses all the senses. Through a comparative study of examples relating to happiness and unhappiness and while underlining the predominant place of silence in Camus' aesthetics, we will come off to the conclusion that Camus's work constitutes a real kind of field recording. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study investigates the link between social relationship and subjective well-being in the context of social stratification. The authors examine how perceived quality of social relationships and subjective social class are linked to self-reported happiness among men and women in South Korea. The study finds that one's perception of relative social standing is positively associated with happiness independently of objective indicators of socioeconomic status, while social relationship quality strongly predicts the happiness among both men and women. However, the mediation pathway and moderating effects vary by gender. For men, the nexus between subjective social class and happiness is partially mediated by the quality of interpersonal relationships. No similar mediating effect is found among women. The study also finds gender difference in whether the link between social relationship quality and happiness varies by subjective social class. The happiness return to positive social relationships increases as men's subjective social status becomes higher, which is consistent with the resource multiplication hypothesis. No similar moderation effect is found among women. Combined, these results reveal potentially different pathways to happiness across gender in Korea, where social status competition, collectivistic culture, and patriarchal gender relations are salient in daily life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

L'antinomie entre philosophie politique et science politique est consécutive à celle de leur démarche respective. La science politique se réclamerait d'une méthode empirique fondée sur l'observation, l'analyse et l'interprétation des textes ou des faits politiques concrets. Confortée en cela par son empiricité, la science politique fustige une méthode abstraite et évaluative propre à la philosophie politique. Une analyse minutieuse des démarches rationnelle et empirique permet, cependant, de comprendre que leur antinomie est inclusive et non exclusive ; puisqu'une action politique soucieuse du bonheur collectif ne saurait être totalement rationaliste, ni totalement empiriste ; elle devrait avoir un pôle rationnel et un pôle empirique ; le premier pôle permettrait à l'acteur politique de concevoir parfaitement l'objectif à atteindre ainsi que les valeurs à promouvoir au sein de la société dont il a la charge, tandis que le deuxième lui donnerait les supports concrets sur lesquels il doit s'appuyer pour le réaliser. Le croisement dialectique de ces deux pôles méthodologiques, dans une action politique qui a pour téléologie la valorisation de l'homme et la recherche de l'intérêt commun, assure à cette dernière une efficacité et une humanisation certaines. Le politique doit, par conséquent, être à la fois un bon rationaliste et un bon empiriste dans le feu de l'action s'il veut minimiser le cynisme et les crises politiques contingentes, et bâtir une communauté où l'éthique est le chien de garde des institutions et du bonheur partagé. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]