Know Thyself and Become What You Are: A Eudaimonic Approach to Psychological Well-Being

By C. Ryff, Burton H. Singer. 2008

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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Identity in Emerging Adulthood (2013, background): “…well-being, which refers to a sense of mastery over one’s life tasks (e.g., satisfying relationships, a comfortable school or work environment; Ryff & Singer, 2008); and (c) eudaimonic well-being, which refers to having discovered one’s calling and living in accordance with one’s highest…”
Are meaning and purpose distinct? An examination of correlates and predictors (2013, background): “Higher economic opportunities and educational standing may allow individuals to pursue personally valued goals and paths and thus confer an increased sense of purpose (Ryff & Singer, 2008).”
The Nested Model of Well-Being: A Unified Approach (2014, background): “She also criticized early SWB researchers for misconstruing Aristotle as arguing for advancing happiness when in fact what he argued for was “the idea of striving toward excellence based on one’s unique potential” (Ryff & Singer, 2008).”
Reconsidering happiness: the costs of distinguishing between hedonics and eudaimonia (2008, positive): “…of self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth (Ryff, 1989, 1995; Ryff & Singer, 2008); (3) intrinsic motivation and pursuing goals that are congruent with one’s core interests and values (Ryan, Huta, & Deci, 2008);…”
The Role of Purposeful Work Goals in Promoting Meaning in Life and in Schoolwork During Adolescence (2009, result): “…the current study (α = .81), and, in previous research, validity, as it was a positive predictor of other psychological well-being measures, a correlate of subjective well-being, and a negative indicator of depression and other mental illnesses (Ryff, 1989; Ryff & Keyes, 1995; Ryff & Singer, 2006).”
Emotion regulation strategy mediates both positive and negative relationships between music uses and well-being (2014, background): “Well-being encompasses feelings of happiness (hedonia) (Diener, 2000) and fulfillment of self-concordant goals (eudaimonia) (Ryff & Singer, 2008; Waterman, 1990, 2008).”
Associations Between Mindfulness, Psychological Well-Being, and Subjective Well-Being with Respect to Contemplative Practice (2014, positive): “Ryff and Singer (2008) argue that Aristotle was primarily concerned with selfrealization and virtue, maximizing individual dispositions and talents to these ends while actively doing good in their pursuit.”
Reconsidering happiness: a eudaimonist's perspective (2008, methodology): “Following the lead of contemporary eudaimonist philosophers, I define EWB as a construct focused on the subjective aspects of eudaimonia.3 As a construct operating on the level of the individual, similar to the level at which SWB and PWB are studied, it must represent an average of the extent to whi”
Hedonic Versus Eudaimonic Conceptions of Well-being: Evidence of Differential Associations With Self-reported Well-being (2011, background): “This was done because well-being is multifaceted (Deci and Ryan 2008; Ryff and Singer 2008) and is not likely to be completely captured by single instruments measuring only one aspect of positive psychological functioning.”
Happiness at work. (2010, positive): “The largest divide is between hedonic views of happiness as pleasant feelings and favorable judgments vs eudaimonic views of happiness involving doing what is virtuous, morally right, true to one’s self, meaningful, and/or growth producing (Ryan and Deci 2001; Ryff and Singer 2008).”
Bienestar Psicológico, Apoyo Social Percibido y Percepción de Salud en Adultos Mayores (2012, background): “La perspectiva eudaimónica ha sido sistematizada por Ryff en su modelo multidimensional de bienestar psicológico conformado por seis dimensiones (Ryff & Singer, 2008), que incluyen la evaluación positiva de uno mismo y la propia vida pasada (autoaceptación); un sentido de crecimiento continuo y…”
Entrepreneurship, Self-Organization, and Eudaimonic Well-Being: A Dynamic Approach (2021, methodology): “The conceptual foundation for the model (Ryff, 1989; Ryff & Singer, 2008) emerged from previous formulations of mental health and positive functioning in clinical (Jahoda, 1958; Jung, 1933), developmental (Bühler, 1935; Erikson, 1959; Neugarten & Datan, 1973), existential (Frankl, 1959), humanistic…”
An applied framework for Positive Education (2013, background): “From a eudaimonic perspective, being psychologically well involves more than feelings of happiness and entails personal growth, giving to others, and living in accordance with values (Ryff & Singer, 2008).”
Two Concepts or Two Approaches? A Bifactor Analysis of Psychological and Subjective Well-Being (2013, background): “PWB involves perceived thriving in the face of existing challenges of life, such as pursuing meaningful goals, growing and developing as a person, and establishing quality ties to others (Ryff 1989; Ryff and Keyes 1995; Ryff and Singer 2008).”
Was Hercules Happy? Some Answers from a Functional Model of Human Well-being (2009, background): “The literature on eudaimonic well-being is divided among researchers who, at the end of the day, argue that happiness or satisfaction is the ultimate dependent variable even if their theoretical focus is on eudaimonia and personal growth (e.g., Keyes 2007; Ryan et al. 2008; Ryff and Singer 2008; S”