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    Eudaimonic Well-

    Being
    M.Sc. 4th Semester
    PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING &
    EUDAIMONIA
     Psychological well-being:
     Part of the eudaimonic tradition
     Formulated to challenge the hedonistic view

     Derives from Aristotle’s view of the highest human good involving virtue and the
    realisation of one’s potential
     2 approaches:
     Ryff & Singer
     Waterman, Schwartz & Conti
    PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-
    BEING & EUDAIMONIA
     ASSESSMENT
     Ryff & Singer
     A global or individual difference variable
     Assesed using 6 (7?) characteristic subscales:
     Self-acceptance
     Personal growth
     Autonomy
     Relationships
     Environmental mastery
     Purpose in life
     and Relatedness?

     Waterman, Schwartz & Conti


     More narrow assessment
     Single scale assessing extent a certain activity leaves one feeling fulfilled & is expressive of
    who one truly is
    PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-
    BEING & EUDAIMONIA
     SPECIFICATION
     Ryff & Singer
     Specifies content that represents eudaimonic living
     6 characteristics

     Waterman, Schwartz & Conti


     Leaves concept content free
     Whether an activity leaves one feeling fulfilled
    PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-
    BEING & EUDAIMONIA
     Waterman, Schwartz & Conti
     Make distinction between hedonic & eudaimonic happiness
     Issue of semantics

     Definition of hedonic well-being:


     Emphasis on getting material objects and the happiness that accompanies
    it
     Related to Aristotle’s view of hedonia
    PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-
    BEING & EUDAIMONIA
     Ryff & Singer
     Shown higher PWB associated with:
     Better neuroendocrine regulation
     Lower cardiovascular risk
     Better immune functioning
    AUTONOMY & EUDAIMONIA

     A concept close to eudaimonia is autonomy. Ryan and Deci


    (2000) describe autonomy as volition. In other words – free will,
    having the experience of choice.
     At a glance this seems desirable.
     Ryff goes as far as to describe autonomy as one of the 6 aspects
    of psychological wellness, alongside; environmental mastery,
    personal growth, positive relations, purpose in life & self
    acceptance.
     Although the term ‘autonomy’ is not used in all theories of well
    being, words to that effect appear in most. Eg. Waterman et al
    talk frequently of the importance of ‘self-determination’ which
    they define as ‘freely choosing’.

     So autonomy seems important…


     But there is debate over semantics! Ryff describes autonomy as; self-
    determination, independence and the regulation of behaviour from within.
    However, Deci & Ryan argue that autonomy is quite different from independence.
     Cross-cultural perspective…Devine et al – autonomy as the basic human need
    which they argues] is observable in both western individualist and eastern
    collectivist societies.
     So I’ve spoken about how important autonomy seems to be in our lives and some
    issues that arise, now Dalia…
    • Aristotle said: eudaimonia is not only about
    making the right choices but choosing to act
    virtuously
     
    • What does it mean to act virtuously?
     
    • To some extent, what is considered
    virtuous/good will inevitably vary across time
    & culture, according to society’s need
    (Fowers in Lopez 2009 Encyclopedia of
    Positive Psychology)
     Seligman & Peterson (2004) examined dozens of inventories of strengths and
    virtues from a wide variety of sources

    e.g.) In Plato’s republic Socrates identified 4 virtues (courage, justice,


    temperance and wisdom)

     Identified 6 virtues that held across time/culture/standpoint of author: courage,


    justice, humanity, temperance, transcendence & wisdom - compiled the Value in
    Action (VIA) Classification of Strengths based upon vast inventories of moral
    praise
     
     Virtues will always be reinterpreted according to a society’s need, however some
    significant commonalities can be found across virtue catalogs

     Our paper in Conclusion: although Eudaimonia research overlaps with the hedonic
    perspective, differences are seen where it contributes to an understanding of well
    being concerning not only the individual, but society at large.

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