Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia

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Autor(a) principal: Pereira Lopes, Miguel
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: da Palma, Patricia Jardim, Garcia, Bruno Cardoso, Gomes, Catarina
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/28982
Resumo: Theoretical conceptions on happiness have generally considered two broad perspectives: hedonic enjoyment and eudaemonia. However, most research on how to improve people’s happiness has focused primarily on the enhance‑ ment of hedonic happiness. In this longitudinal experimental study we test the differential impact of two positive exercises—Best Possible Selves and the Lottery Question—on hedonic and eudaemonic happiness. The hypothesis that the practice of the Best Possible Selves exercise would increase hedonic happiness was confirmed. This effect was immediate and maintained a week after the exercise. Furthermore, this exercise also increased eudaemonic happiness. However, its effect decreased after a week. Contrary to what was expected the Lottery Question exercise decreased both eudaemonic happiness and hedonic happiness over time. We discuss implications of this study for the literature on positive psychological and behavioral interventions to increase happiness.
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spelling Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemoniaHedonic enjoyment, Happiness, Eudaemonia, Experimental, Positive exerciseTheoretical conceptions on happiness have generally considered two broad perspectives: hedonic enjoyment and eudaemonia. However, most research on how to improve people’s happiness has focused primarily on the enhance‑ ment of hedonic happiness. In this longitudinal experimental study we test the differential impact of two positive exercises—Best Possible Selves and the Lottery Question—on hedonic and eudaemonic happiness. The hypothesis that the practice of the Best Possible Selves exercise would increase hedonic happiness was confirmed. This effect was immediate and maintained a week after the exercise. Furthermore, this exercise also increased eudaemonic happiness. However, its effect decreased after a week. Contrary to what was expected the Lottery Question exercise decreased both eudaemonic happiness and hedonic happiness over time. We discuss implications of this study for the literature on positive psychological and behavioral interventions to increase happiness.Repositório da Universidade de LisboaPereira Lopes, Miguelda Palma, Patricia JardimGarcia, Bruno CardosoGomes, Catarina2023-10-13T10:03:44Z2016-06-162016-06-16T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/28982engLopes, M.P., da Palma, P.J., Garcia, B.C. et al. Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia. SpringerPlus 5, 744 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2407-y10.1186/s40064-016-2407-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-15T01:33:03Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/28982Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:35:43.493552Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia
spellingShingle Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia
Pereira Lopes, Miguel
Hedonic enjoyment, Happiness, Eudaemonia, Experimental, Positive exercise
title_short Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia
title_full Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia
title_fullStr Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia
title_full_unstemmed Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia
title_sort Training for happiness: the impacts of different positive exercises on hedonism and eudaemonia
author Pereira Lopes, Miguel
author_facet Pereira Lopes, Miguel
da Palma, Patricia Jardim
Garcia, Bruno Cardoso
Gomes, Catarina
author_role author
author2 da Palma, Patricia Jardim
Garcia, Bruno Cardoso
Gomes, Catarina
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author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pereira Lopes, Miguel
da Palma, Patricia Jardim
Garcia, Bruno Cardoso
Gomes, Catarina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hedonic enjoyment, Happiness, Eudaemonia, Experimental, Positive exercise
topic Hedonic enjoyment, Happiness, Eudaemonia, Experimental, Positive exercise
description Theoretical conceptions on happiness have generally considered two broad perspectives: hedonic enjoyment and eudaemonia. However, most research on how to improve people’s happiness has focused primarily on the enhance‑ ment of hedonic happiness. In this longitudinal experimental study we test the differential impact of two positive exercises—Best Possible Selves and the Lottery Question—on hedonic and eudaemonic happiness. The hypothesis that the practice of the Best Possible Selves exercise would increase hedonic happiness was confirmed. This effect was immediate and maintained a week after the exercise. Furthermore, this exercise also increased eudaemonic happiness. However, its effect decreased after a week. Contrary to what was expected the Lottery Question exercise decreased both eudaemonic happiness and hedonic happiness over time. We discuss implications of this study for the literature on positive psychological and behavioral interventions to increase happiness.
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