Reconsidering happiness: the costs of distinguishing between hedonics and eudaimonia

By T. Kashdan, R. Biswas-Diener, L. King. 2008

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Constitutive and instrumental goal orientations and their relations with eudaimonic and hedonic well-being (2010, background): “Some degree of controversy has arisen over the definition and measurement of eudaimonic well-being (Kashdan, Biswas-Diener, & King, 2008 ; Waterman, 2008 ).”
Does social connection turn good deeds into good feelings?: On the value of putting the ‘social’ in prosocial spending (2013, methodology): “…with previous research (e.g., Aknin et al., in press; Anderson et al., 2012) and helpful for assessing the full conceptualization of subjective well-being (Biswas-Diener et al., 2009; Diener and Biswas-Diener, 2002; Kashdan et al., 2008), which cannot be captured in one single scale (Diener, 1984).”
Happiness is in our Nature: Exploring Nature Relatedness as a Contributor to Subjective Well-Being (2011, background): “Some question the distinction between hedonic and eudaimonic definitions of happiness and virtually all the indicators mentioned above (along with other candidates such as optimism or self-esteem) intercorrelate substantially ( Kashdan et al. 2008 ).”
The scales of general well-being (SGWB) (2017, background): “(2010), which have been included in recent reviews of the field (Huta, 2013; Kashdan et al., 2008; Keyes, 2015; Ryan & Deci, 2001).”
Positive psychology and the internet: A mental health opportunity (2010, background): “Some theorists have suggested that these models are not mutually exclusive (Kashdan et al., 2008; Keyes, Shmotkin, & Ryff, 2002; Ryan & Deci, 2001) and combined models have emerged.”
Happiness at work: Developing a shorter measure (2018, background): “Literature suggests that hedonic happiness understood as the mere pursuit of pleasure, is not sustainable over the long term without eudaimonic well-being (Kashdan et al., 2008; Fisher, 2010).”
Was Hercules Happy? Some Answers from a Functional Model of Human Well-being (2009, background): “There is a striking imbalance in conceptual preciseness between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being (e.g., Kashdan et al. 2008 ).”