Naslov
The conceptions of happiness and well-being across life domains

Autori
Brdar, Ingrid

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Second World Congress on Positive Psychology / - Philadelphia (PA) : International Positive Psychology Association, 2011, 86-87

Skup
Second World Congress on Positive Psychology

Mjesto i datum
Philadelphia (PA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 23.07.2011. - 26.07.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Conceptions of happiness; Happiness; Meaningfulness; Well-being; Life domains

Sažetak
This study focuses on people's conception of happiness and things they consider meaningful in their present life. Participants from seven countries (N=666) were asked to define happiness, to list three things that they considered most meaningful in their present life and to rate happiness and meaningfulness across 11 life domains. The first aim was to find out which participants include a specific component in their conception of happiness - those who are not happy in the corresponding life domain or those who have already achieved happiness. The findings indicate that individuals who experienced higher happiness and/or meaningfulness in domains such as family, interpersonal relationships, religion/spirituality and standard of living included these components in their definition of happiness. The second aim was to examine whether the congruence between the conception of happiness and things considered to be most meaningful is relevant for individual well-being. The results show that the congruence is linked with higher levels of happiness and meaningfulness for all life domains, except for leisure and life in general. These findings suggest that conceptualization of happiness is an important aspect of well-being, because it determines ways to strive for happiness.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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