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dc.contributor.authorKrasko, Juliade
dc.contributor.authorIntelisano, Sabrinade
dc.contributor.authorLuhmann, Maikede
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-02T10:56:00Z
dc.date.available2023-06-02T10:56:00Z
dc.date.issued2022de
dc.identifier.issn1573-7780de
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/86811
dc.description.abstractPeople differ in how they define and pursue happiness and well-being (HWB). Previous studies suggested that the best way to achieve a high level of well-being might be to pursue different facets of HWB simultaneously. We expand on this idea and introduce the concept of complexity of HWB definitions to describe how many HWB definitions people endorse simultaneously, and the complexity of HWB-related intentions to describe how many unique facets of HWB people intend to pursue in everyday life. To operationalize these novel concepts, we developed two parallel measures that integrate psychological and philosophical definitions of HWB. In two independent studies (total N = 542), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed eight reliable and valid factors for both parallel scales: absence of negativity, positive attitude, tranquility, personal development, luck, joy and desires, purpose, and belonging. Complexity of HWB-related intentions was positively associated with all facets of well-being, whereas complexity of HWB definitions was only positively associated with some facets of well-being. HWB-related intentions and their complexity emerged as more important for the experience of well-being than HWB definitions and their complexity. These studies highlight the importance of a multifaceted conceptualization of HWB when investigating how the pursuit of HWB is related to actual levels of well-being.de
dc.languageende
dc.subject.ddcPsychologiede
dc.subject.ddcPsychologyen
dc.subject.ddcSoziologie, Anthropologiede
dc.subject.ddcSociology & anthropologyen
dc.subject.otherdefinitions of happiness; lay definitions; happiness-related intentions; Test construction; ZIS 247de
dc.titleWhen Happiness is Both Joy and Purpose: The Complexity of the Pursuit of Happiness and Well-Being is Related to Actual Well-Beingde
dc.description.reviewbegutachtet (peer reviewed)de
dc.description.reviewpeer revieweden
dc.source.journalJournal of Happiness Studies
dc.source.volume23de
dc.publisher.countryNLDde
dc.source.issue7de
dc.subject.classozSozialpsychologiede
dc.subject.classozSocial Psychologyen
dc.subject.classozAllgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologiede
dc.subject.classozGeneral Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theoriesen
dc.subject.thesozGlückde
dc.subject.thesozhappinessen
dc.subject.thesozWohlbefindende
dc.subject.thesozwell-beingen
dc.subject.thesozEinstellungde
dc.subject.thesozattitudeen
dc.subject.thesozPersönlichkeitsentwicklungde
dc.subject.thesozpersonality developmenten
dc.subject.thesozGruppenzugehörigkeitde
dc.subject.thesozgroup membershipen
dc.subject.thesozLebenszufriedenheitde
dc.subject.thesozsatisfaction with lifeen
dc.subject.thesozpsychosoziale Faktorende
dc.subject.thesozpsychosocial factorsen
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-86811-0
dc.rights.licenceCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0de
dc.rights.licenceCreative Commons - Attribution 4.0en
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dc.source.pageinfo3233-3261de
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00541-2de
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