Naslov
Approaches to happiness, life goals and well-being

Autori
Brdar, Ingrid ; Rijavec, Majda ; Miljković, Dubravka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Understanding Positive Life: Research and Practice on Positive Psychology

Urednik/ci
Freire, Teresa

Izdavač
Climepsi Editores

Grad
Lisabon

Godina
2009

Raspon stranica
45-64

ISBN
978-972-796-310-2

Ključne riječi
Approaches to hppiness, life aspirations, well-being

Sažetak
According to Seligman (2002) there are three paths to happiness: the life of pleasure, the life of engagement and the life of meaning. Several lines of research have shown that investment in, or success at, so-called intrinsic goals is associated with enhanced well-being. On the other hand, investment in and/or success at extrinsic goals do not enhance, and often detracts from, well-being. Whereas the subjective well-being tradition formulates well-being in terms of overall life satisfaction and happiness, the psychological well-being tradition draws heavily on formulations of human development and existential challenges of life. The present study examined the relationship between approaches to happiness, intrinsic and extrinsic life goals, and psychological and subjective well-being. Four questionnaires were administered to 479 high-school students and 297 college students (286 males and 490 females, aged from 15 to 20 years): Approaches to Happiness Questionnaire, Aspiration Index, The Satisfaction with Life Scale and The Scales of Psychological Well-Being. Results from path analysis showed direct effects that pleasant life to subjective well-being, from meaningful life to both subjective and psychological well-being, and from good life to psychological well-being. Life goals mediated the relationship between ways of life and both types of well-being. Pleasant life was positively related to extrinsic goals, and there was positive connection of these goals to subjective well-being and negative one to psychological well-being. On the other hand, meaningful life was positively related to intrinsic goals, and intrinsic goals to psychological well-being. It was concluded that different approaches to happiness are connected to different types of well-being and this relationship is mediated by different kinds of life goals.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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