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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EUDAIMONIA, PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH

Eudaimonia means fulfilling our unique potential as human beings, not only in terms of happiness but also in virtue, morality, and meaningful life. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between eudaimonia and mental health and to look into the moderating role of psychological needs (autonomy, relatedness, and competence) in this relationship. In total 340 participants took part in this study, of which 124 (36.5%) males and 216 (63.5%) females. Global mental health, positive and negative mental health were measured with the Mental Health Inventory. Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives for Activities was used to determine eudaimonia, while three psychological needs were investigated with the Basic Psychological Needs Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses and analyses of variance were used to analyze the data. The results indicate that eudaimonia significantly contributes to global mental health (R2=0.08, p<0.001), negative mental health (R2=0.07, p<0.01) and positive mental health (R2=0.09, p<0.0005). Of all psychological needs, relatedness was shown to moderate the relationship between eudaimonia and global mental health (R2=0.47, p<0.05) as well as the relationship between eudaimonia and negative mental health (R2=0.40, p<0.05). The findings indicate that eudaimonia positively affects all aspects of mental health and that relatedness amplifies the effects of eudaimonia on global and negative mental health.

eudaimonia, mental health, relatedness

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