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8 years ago

Eudaimonic thinking challenges traditional views on wellness and happiness.

The Journal of Positive Psychology
Wellness as healthy functioning or wellness as happiness: the importance of eudaimonic thinking (response to the Kashdan et al. and Waterman discussion)
Richard M. Ryan, Veronika Huta

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The article discusses the importance of looking at wellness beyond just happiness, focusing on eudaimonic perspectives. While subjective well-being is useful, eudaimonic thinking helps in understanding how goals and lifestyles affect wellness. It also broadens the outcomes considered reflective of wellness. The researchers suggest that limiting wellness research to subjective well-being alone may not be as helpful in generating new insights.