Self-Centeredness and Selflessness: A Theory of Self-Based Psychological Functioning and Its Consequences for Happiness

By Michael Dambrun, M. Ricard. 2011

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Eastern Conceptualizations of Happiness: Fundamental Differences with Western Views (2013, unknown): “Pleasure is temporary, and generally is centred on the self, which can make us selfish and sometimes is in conflict with the well-being of others (Ricard 2011).”
The Effects of Harm Directions and Service Recovery Strategies on Customer Forgiveness and Negative Word-of-Mouth Intentions (2015, background): “Self-centeredness refers to “the increased degree with which the individual considers that his own condition is more important than that of others and this takes unquestionable priority” (Dambrun and Ricard, 2011, p.140).”
The Harmony in Life Scale Complements the Satisfaction with Life Scale: Expanding the Conceptualization of the Cognitive Component of Subjective Well-Being (2016, background): “Hence, selfless psychological functioning (Dambrun and Ricard 2011), fit focused secondary (harmony) control (e.”
Theories of human altruism: a systematic review (2014, background): “Some argue that to define altruism, one must separate it from its opposite–egoism [16,17].”
The Varieties of Self-Transcendent Experience (2017, background): “In contemporary contexts, the state of mindfulness is commonly defined as moment-to-moment, open, nonjudgmental awareness, with formal and informal practices associated with its cultivation (Davidson et al., 2003; Jha, Krompinger, & Baime, 2007; KabatZinn, 1994). The self-transcendent component of m”
Eco-Existential Positive Psychology: Experiences in Nature, Existential Anxieties, and Well-Being (2014, unknown): “Experiences of authenticity have recently been linked with transcending the self in a direction toward harmony or interconnectedness between the self and the natural environment (Dambrun & Ricard, 2011).”
Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Research on Mindfulness and Meditation (2015, background): “Given the kinds of outcomes that some studies of meditation practice intend to assess (e.g., changes in the experienced sense of self; cf. Dambrun & Ricard, 2011), and the relatively recent empirical focus on such questions, there may be limited prior research upon which the investigator can rely…”