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Deconstructing lay definitions of happiness: sources, emotions, rationale, essence

The aims of this study are to investigate definitions and explanations of the concept of happiness, and to introduce a model to classify lay definitions of happiness. This study is part of a longitudinal Croatian study on well-being (the CRO-WELL project). Answers to the open-ended question “What is happiness for you?” from a sample of adult Internet users (Nfemale= 1, 036 and Nmale= 839 ; Mage=38) were analyzed. The definitions were classified regarding four perspectives based upon which question the respondents were assumed to have actually been answering, summarized as the RISE model: Rationale for Happiness – answering the question “How does happiness work?” ; Impressions of Happiness – answering the question “How does it feel to be happy?” ; Sources of Happiness – answering the question “What makes you happy?” ; and the Essence of Happiness – answering the question “What is happiness?”

happiness ; well-being ; qualitative ; definition ; sources of happiness ; RISE

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