Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Keywords
Happiness--Psychological aspects;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of age and culture on the perceived necessity of hedonic (e.g., pleasurable experiences) and eudaimonic (e.g., meaningful life experiences) views of happiness and their associations with well-being. 150 American and Indian participants completed self-report measures assessing the perceived necessity of hedonic and eudaimonic views and well-being. Although Indian people reported the higher necessity of eudaimonic views to experience well-being, age and culture were not related to the relationships between each view and well-being. In contrast, the necessity of eudaimonic views predicted well-being no matter what culture one belongs to. Exploratory analyses also revealed that older people in both countries reported higher well-being than younger people, whereas that wellbeing did not differ by culture. Overall, the current study suggests that reviewing one’s life experiences is important to enhance well-being regardless of how old the person is, and no matter which culture they belong to.
Keywords: hedonic and eudaimonic happiness, age, individualistic and collectivistic cultures, well-being
Year of Submission
2021
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Helen Harton, Chair
Date Original
5-2021
Object Description
1 PDF file (viii, 69 pages)
Copyright
©2021 Hiroki Hirano
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hirano, Hiroki, "Hedonic and eudaimonic happiness: Their associations with well-being and the influence of age and culture" (2021). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1093.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1093