Hedonia, eudaimonia, and well-being: an introduction

2006/11/17 by Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · 1,536 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Affect (linguistics) #Epistemology #Eudaimonia #Happiness #Hedonism #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Perspective (graphical) #Philosophy #Positive psychology #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Quality of Life Research #Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology #Social psychology #Well-being

paper · doi:10.1007/s10902-006-9018-1

published in Journal of Happiness Studies 9(1), 1-11 (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)

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