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Three Ways to Be Happy: Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning—Findings from Australian and US Samples.
- Source :
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Social Indicators Research . Jan2009, Vol. 90 Issue 2, p165-179. 15p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This study examined the contributions of orientations to happiness (pleasure, engagement and meaning) to subjective well-being. A sample of 12,622 adults from the United States completed on-line surveys measuring orientations to happiness, positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction. A sample of 332 adults from Australia also completed these surveys as well as a measure of the big five factor personality traits. Hierarchical regressions generally supported the hypothesis that the three orientations to happiness predict subjective well-being (satisfaction with life, positive affect and negative affect) beyond sociodemographic variables and personality. Meaning and engagement explained the greatest variance in all three components of subjective well-being. Overall, these findings support the importance of a eudaimonic approach in addition to the hedonic approach to achieving happiness. Moreover, findings were relatively consistent in both the Australian and US samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03038300
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Indicators Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34873594
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9251-6