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Happiness is a main goal, most individuals reach out for a happy life and many policy. makers aim at greater happiness for a greater number. This pursuit of happiness calls for. understanding of ...
Jan 1, 2014 · Definition. Enjoyment is a positive affective state that occurs. when a person engages in an experience or activ-. ity that satisfies a desire, goal, or need, including. but not limited to the ...
The paper addresses the paradox that people in modern societies believe themselves to be very happy and. sa tisfied with their lives while simultaneously are subjected to increasing time pressure ...
Jan 19, 2020 · Perspectives on psychological wellbeing and leisure emerged in the 1980s drawing on Ryff’s (1989) framework for understanding wellbeing as personal growth, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, positive relationships, self-determination, and a sense of purpose in life.
- Louise Mansfield, Norma Daykin, Tess Kay
- 2020
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- Hypothesis 2B
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People experiencing moderate levels of satisfaction from multiple life domains (regarded as highly salient, with the remaining domains reflecting neutral affect) are likely to report higher levels of subjective well-being than people experiencing high levels of satisfaction stemming from a single domain (regarded as highly salient, with the remaini...
People experiencing moderate levels of satisfaction from multiple life domains (regarded as highly salient, with the remaining domains reflecting neutral affect) are likely to experience satisfaction of a wide range of human developmental needs (e.g., biological, economic, family, safety, social, esteem, actualization, aesthetic, and intellectual n...
People experiencing satisfaction of a wide range of human developmental needs (e.g., biological, economic, family, safety, social, esteem, actualization, aesthetic, and intellectual needs) are likely to experience higher levels of subjective well-being than people experiencing satisfaction of a small range of needs. Testing Hypotheses 2a and 2b req...
People experiencing satisfaction of both lower- (e.g., biological, economic, family, and safety needs) and higher (e.g., social, esteem, actualization, aesthetic, and intellectual needs) -order human developmental needs are likely to experience higher levels of subjective well-being than people experiencing satisfaction of with either lower-order o...
- M. Joseph Sirgy, Jiyun Wu
- 2009
The modern-day concept of enjoyment was also shaped by Epicurus (341 BC–270 BC), who argued that a happy life could be obtained through seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. Traditionally, social scientists have studied enjoyment only informally, and there has been little systematic attention directed toward developing a formal conceptual definition and rigorous psychology of enjoyment.
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Aug 14, 2008 · The book examines the indispensable role enjoyment plays in a good life. The key to it is the development of a style of life that combines an attitude and a manner of living and acting that jointly express one's deepest concerns. Since such styles vary with characters and circumstances, understanding them requires attending to the particular ...