Psychological science has typically conceptualized a good life in terms of either hedonic or
eudaimonic well-being. We propose that psychological richness is another, neglected …

What kind of life do people want? In psychology, a good life has typically been
conceptualized in terms of either hedonic or eudaimonic well-being. We propose that …

SCIENTIsrs AND INVEsTIGATORs of mental illness believe and convey to the public that the
treatment, cure, and prevention of mental illness are the only and the best ways to promote …

Being happy and finding life meaningful overlap, but there are important differences. A large
survey revealed multiple differing predictors of happiness (controlling for meaning) and …

In 2002, I wrote The Psychology of Quality of Life that was published by Kluwer Academic
Publishers. In 2012, the second edition of the Psychology of Quality of Life was published …

In well-being theory, the parsimony of hedonia, which in the narrow sense is the idea that
happiness consists in the accumulation of momentary experiences of pleasure (and the …

In recent years, well-being researchers have distinguished between eudaimonic happiness
(eg, meaning and purpose; taking part in activities that allow for the actualization of one's …

Philosophers defend theories of what well-being is but ignore what psychologists have
learned about it, while psychologists learn about well-being but lack a theory of what it is. In …

This essay examines core contributions of a model of psychological well-being that has had
widespread scientific impact. It drew on distant formulations to identify new dimensions and …

The pursuit of happiness is a defining theme of the modern era. But what if people aren't
very good at it? This and related questions are explored in this book, the first comprehensive …