Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue: The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives

Huta, Veronika; Ryan, Richard M.

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Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue: The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives

Huta, Veronika, Ryan, Richard M.·2010·Journal of Happiness Studies

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Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being indicators tend to be positively correlated and can influence one another, implying that they are not mutually exclusive but overlapping and distinct.
“Despite the contentious history between these two perspectives, hedonic and eudaimonic well-being indicators tend to be positively correlated and can influence one another implying that they are not mutually exclusive but overlapping and distinct (King et al., 2006; Waterman, 2008; Huta and Ryan, 2010).”
From The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis (2014) · cites this paper as Huta and Ryan, 2010
Subjective vitality is predicted by both hedonic and eudaimonic motives, as well as hedonic behaviors but not eudaimonic ones.
“Although it is theoretically conceptualized as a eudaimonic construct and is associated with other measures of eudaimonic well-being (e.g., self-actualization; Ryan and Frederick, 1997), subjective vitality is predicted by both hedonic and eudaimonic motives (Huta and Ryan, 2010), as well as hedonic behaviors (but not eudaimonic ones; Henderson et al., 2013).”
From The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis (2014) · cites this paper as Huta and Ryan, 2010
Individuals high in hedonic and eudaimonic motives tend to experience the greatest amount of overall well-being and are considered to be flourishing.
“Furthermore, individuals high in hedonic and eudaimonic motives tend to experience the greatest amount of overall well-being and are considered to be flourishing (Huta and Ryan, 2010; Forgeard et al., 2011).”
From The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis (2014) · cites this paper as Huta and Ryan, 2010
Hedonic rewards provide short-term feelings of happiness and satisfaction, but such positive affect tends to dissipate more quickly than eudaimonic rewards.
“Hedonic rewards provide short-term feelings of happiness and satisfaction, but such positive affect tends to dissipate more quickly than eudaimonic rewards (5, 12, 16, 17).”
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Authors: Huta, V., & Ryan, R. M.
Affiliations: University of Ottawa (CA)
University of Rochester (US)
Corresponding author: Huta, Veronika
ORCID: Huta, Veronika
Ryan, Richard M.
Venue: Journal of Happiness Studies
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2009-10-31
Volume: 11
Issue: 6
Pages: 735-762
ISSN: 1389-4978 (ISSN-L)
1573-7780
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-009-9171-4
OpenAlex: W2057169245
Semantic Scholar: 36f8e90f474ff5d695fe3f15d3dbef1204227215
Cited by: 1,291
References: 61
Citations by year: 2026: 112 · 2025: 140 · 2024: 120 · 2023: 134 · 2022: 114 · 2021: 122 · 2020: 105 · 2019: 105 · 2018: 75 · 2017: 51 · 2016: 63 · 2015: 37 · 2014: 47 · 2013: 33 · 2012: 18
FWCI: 12.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Happiness Studies (publishedVersion)
Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
Keywords: hedonia, eudaimonia, well-being, positive affect, negative affect, meaning in life, vitality, life satisfaction, pursuit of pleasure

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