Cognitive, affective and eudemonic well-being in later life: Measurement equivalence over gender and life stage.

ABSTRACT: The hedonic view on well-being, consisting of both cognitive and affective aspects, assumes that through maximizing pleasurable experiences, and minimizing suffering, the highest levels of well-being can be achieved. The eudemonic approach departs from the concept of a good life that is not just about pleasure and happiness, but involves developing one-self, being autonomous and realizing one's potential. While these approaches are often positioned against each other on theoretical grounds, this paper investigates the empirical plausibility of this two dimensional view on subjective well-being. The interrelations between common measures such as the General Health Questionnaire, the CES-D inventory of depressive symptoms, the satisfaction with life scale and the eudemonic CASP scale are exa

SUBMITTER: Vanhoutte B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943521 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature