Pursuing Flourishing: : Living a Life of Pleasure, Engagement or Meaning
Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: To be happy is an ultimate goal for most people, yet people may beunable to express what happiness really means. This study examinedthe relationship between three orientations to happiness as predictorsof flourishing and affectivity. A convenience sample of Swedishuniversity students (n = 355) answered a cross-sectional survey. Theorientations to engagement and meaning were stronger predictors offlourishing than was pleasure, despite that pleasure was the strongestpredictor of positive and negative affect. All three orientations arevalid pathways, but those who favor engagement and meaning aremore likely to flourish. In the pursuit of flourishing, a life of pleasuremight be inadequate. Interventions to facilitate flourishing throughthe orientations to engagement and meaning were discussed.
Authors: Adam Yngve, Zackarias Edwall
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1127843326