Hedonism and Happiness

By R. Veenhoven. 2003

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Happiness Revisited: Ontological Well-Being as a Theory-Based Construct of Subjective Well-Being (2009, background): “Veenhoven (2003) , for example, stated that hedonism also manifests itself in life-goals.”
Is the Study of Happiness a Worthy Scientific Pursuit? (2008, background): “For example, the individual pursuit of happiness may have negative impacts on the environment if it contributes to consumerism and the depletion of natural resources ( Veenhoven 2003 ).”
Curiosity and pathways to well-being and meaning in life: Traits, states, and everyday behaviors (2007, background): “Unlike daily curiosity, there is no reason to expect daily pleasure to contribute to the development and maintenance of well-being and meaning in life (Veenhoven 2003).”
The structure of goal contents across 15 cultures. (2005, background): “…out of the realm of intrinsic pursuits; further, the fact that hedonism can sometimes be pursued for sheer pleasure but frequently is a way to avoid that which is anxiety provoking (Baumeister, 1991) shows that it is neither inherently intrinsic nor extrinsic in nature (see also Veenhoven, 2003).”
Happiness in the Face of Adversity: Reformulating the Dynamic and Modular Bases of Subjective Well-Being (2005, background): “Hedonism, which designates a lifestyle of seeking pleasurable experiences whenever possible, may reinforce SWB (Veenhoven, 2003) but does not relate to its essence.”
Wine tourism and hedonic experience: A motivation-based experiential view (2018, background): “In general, pleasure is understood as including or is included in all pleasant feeling or experience: contentment, delight, ecstasy, elation, enjoyment, euphoria, exhilaration, exultation, gladness, gratification, gratitude, joy, liking, love, relief, satisfaction, tranquility, and so on (Veenhoven,”
Measuring Lay Conceptions of Well-Being: The Beliefs About Well-Being Scale (2011, background): “The experience of pleasure and lack of negative experiences are emphasized in hedonic theories of well-being (e.g., Diener and Lucas 1999; Kahneman et al. 1999; Veenhoven 2003).”