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Is happiness different from flourishing? Cross-country evidence from the ESS [PDF]

This paper appeals to novel survey information on over 30 000 individuals in 21 European countries to address an important and controversial question with respect to well-being: Do cognitive, hedonic and eudaimonic measures of well-being reflect very ...
Andrew E. Clark, Claudia Senik
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Less Happy, Though More Educated: What Explains Lower Life Satisfaction Among Highly Educated First‐Generation Immigrants in Highly Prosperous Countries?

International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Conventional wisdom suggests that higher education (HE) and national prosperity (or wealth) contribute to improved life satisfaction. Is this also true for first‐generation immigrants? Using multilevel models on 16,368 individuals across 35 European countries from the European Social Survey, the results demonstrate that, although immigrants ...
Samitha Udayanga
wiley   +1 more source

Neural correlates of the 'good life': eudaimonic well-being is associated with insular cortex volume. [PDF]

, 2014
Eudaimonic well-being reflects traits concerned with personal growth, self-acceptance, purpose in life and autonomy (among others) and is a substantial predictor of life events, including health.
Bates, TC, Kanai, R, Lewis, GJ, Rees, G
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The Psychology of Museum Experiences: A Field Study of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well‐Being

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Museums are increasingly perceived as spaces where visitors' experience extends to their well‐being, functioning as potential well‐being generators. However, little is known about whether museums can foster different types of well‐being (i.e., hedonic and eudaimonic), which psychological processes are involved, and how visitors' pre‐visit ...
Marta Šveb Dragija, Martijn van Zomeren, Nina Hansen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Virtue Good for You?

Journal of Personality, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Does virtue benefit its possessor, or is it beneficial for others but not the self? We tested two highly influential theories that offer contradictory answers. In particular, we focused on three “hard cases” for the theory that virtue promotes well‐being—that is, three virtues that aren't obviously enjoyable (compassion, patience,
Michael M. Prinzing, Merve Balkaya‐Ince, Karen K. Melton, Sarah Schnitker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education for the sustainable global citizen:what can we learn from Stoic philosophy and Freirean environmental pedagogies? [PDF]

, 2018
In support of sustainable development, the United Nations launched its Global Education First Initiative with the aims of accelerating progress towards universal access to education and good quality learning whilst fostering global citizenship.
Carmona, Luis Gabriel, Kay, Whiting, Konstantakos, Leonidas, Misiaszek, Greg, Simpson, Edward   +4 more
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AI in Public Decision‐Making: A Philosophical and Practical Framework for Assessing and Weighing Harm and Benefit

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in public decision‐making; yet existing governance tools often lack clear definitions of harm and benefit, practical methods for weighing competing values, and guidance for resolving value conflicts.
Karl de Fine Licht, Anna Folland
wiley   +1 more source

Digital technologies and eudaimonic well-being in the emerging adults

Revista de Psicología, 2022
Referring to the theoretical assumptions of Positive Technology, the study examined attitudes towards ICTs, the use of specific technologies and their relationship with eudaimonic psychological well-being (PWB) in emerging adults.
Manuela Zambianchi
doaj  

The Association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults [PDF]

, 2013
Sensation seeking is a known risk factor for unsafe and reckless behavior among college students, but its association with well-being is unknown. Given that exploration plays an important psychosocial role during the transition to adulthood, we examined ...
Bersamin, Melina, Donnellan, M. Brent, Ham, Lindsay S., Kim, Su Yeong, Ravert, Russell D., Schwartz, Seth J., Weisskirch, Robert S., Zamboanga, Byron L.   +7 more
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Leveraging an Unhappiness Lens for Smarter Policies

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional policy research has largely focused on enhancing happiness or well‐being, privileging positive outcomes as the primary metric of success. We argue that a systematic focus on the drivers of unhappiness—rather than solely on happiness—offers a complementary analytical framework that can uncover hidden societal deficits and broaden ...
Marine Coupaud, Gilles Grolleau, Naoufel Mzoughi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source