Experience Of Happiness Research Articles

Corticolimbic structural connectivity encapsulates real-world emotional reactivity andhappiness.

Emotional reactivity to everyday events predicts happiness, but the neural circuits underlying this relationship remain incompletely understood. Here, we combined experience sampling methods and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging to examine the association among corticolimbic structural connectivity, real-world emotional reactivity and daily experiences of happiness from 79 young adults (35 females). Participants recorded momentary assessments of emotional and happiness experiences five times a day for a week, approximately 2weeks after brain scanning. Model-based emotional reactivity scores, which index the degree to which moment-to-moment affective state varies with the occurrence of positive or negative events, were computed. Results showed that stronger microstructural integrity of the uncinate fasciculus and the external capsule was associated with both greater positive and negative emotional reactivity scores. The relationship between these fiber tracts and experienced happiness was explained by emotional reactivity. Importantly, this indirect effect was observed for emotional reactivity to positive but not negative real-world events. Our findings suggest that the corticolimbic circuits supporting socioemotional functions are associated with emotional reactivity and happiness in the real world.

Analysis of Mental Health Conditions and Coping Strategies for the Elderly

With the arrival of the aging society, the mental health of the elderly population has been a social concern, and the psychological care work of the elderly population has become one of the important tasks of social work in China. This paper, through the questionnaire survey method, combined with the interview method, through the Beijing and Qingdao each 10 communities, 50 community health care workers and 500 elderly people and their families, the results shows that: the overall level of community mental health services is not high; 25.4% of the elderly people's overall happiness experience time is less than half of the time, the elderly people's sleep problems are more prominent, and the elderly people's self-esteem level is not high in general. Based on the analysis of the factors influencing the level of mental health of the elderly, this paper combines the current situation of community mental health services and puts forward suggestions for measures to improve the mental health of the elderly.

Субъективное переживание счастья юношами и девушками с разными смысложизненными ориентациями

Субъективное переживание счастья юношами и девушками с разными смысложизненными ориентациями

ТЕОРЕТИЧНИЙ АНАЛІЗ ФЕЛІЦИТАРНОЇ ПРОБЛЕМАТИКИ

The article conducts a theoretical analysis of approaches to the definition of felicitarian problems of researchers of different times and views, which testifies to the versatility in the scientific space. A brief description of the main scientific literature of psychologists on the study of happiness is presented. The factors that influence the happiness of the individual are considered. The relevance of the topic of the article is due to the fact that, despite the considerable attention of psychologists of different times, the topic of happiness remains very relevant and requires further study and implementation of modern tools using a conscious approach. Given that most of the scientific research was conducted in peacetime, there is a need to study the problems of the psychology of happiness in the crisis period both during the war and after the end of the war, for the sake of mental health, both of the individual and of the society of the country as a whole. The article describes the works of psychologists who studied happiness as a subjective well-being of an individual, as a personal tendency to experience a certain level of emotions, as a state of experiencing life satisfaction in general, as an experience of joy, as well as the acquisition of skills aimed at a conscious life filled with meaning and vision of the path of the desired result. This problem has always had a wide range of views, theories and areas of research, which is why it is relevant in our times. The analysis of recent research has led to the understanding that negative events lead to changes in both the mental processes of a person and the meaning of life. It changes the direction of views, interests, values, rebuilds the life of a person as a whole. The crisis situation in the country creates a vital, personal crisis in a person's life. In an unstable psychological, socio-economic climate, the need for internal determinants of personality balance, components and factors of quality of life is actualized. The experience of happiness is an indicator of both the subjective and psychological state of an individual and society as a whole.

ПРАКТИЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ЗМІЦНЕННЯ ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОГО БЛАГОПОЛУЧЧЯ ПІДПРИЄМЦІВ В УМОВАХ ВІЙНИ

The article presents a theoretical study of practical aspects of strengthening the psychological well-being of middle-aged men. And although in considering the peculiarities of the functioning of entrepreneurship, attention is primarily paid to the economic component, the psychological characteristics of the professional activity of entrepreneurs should not be overlooked. Psychological well-being is defined as a holistic experience of happiness, which is accompanied by a favorable emotional background and meaningfulness of being, as a result of the positive functioning of the individual, satisfaction, coherence and compliance of all levels of existential needs. Psychological well-being is subjective in nature, determined by the degree of satisfaction with life and the correlation of positive and negative emotions; contains the individual's focus on positive functioning, which is expressed in the experience of happiness and satisfaction with personal life. Acceptance of responsibility for one's own life and health, a tendency to self-knowledge and understanding, a clear hierarchy of values, and the ability to accept oneself and others are the criteria of psychological well-being. One of the factors that affects satisfaction with life and professional activities of entrepreneurs is a sense of psychological well-being, the ability to self-accept and implement a personal growth plan; to managing the environment and feeling like the master of one's own life; to setting goals in life and their consistent achievement. Also, the components of psychological well-being include positive relationships with others, including the possession of communication skills in entrepreneurs. Therefore, the study of the features of strengthening psychological well-being and the implementation of this knowledge in the practical sphere can significantly contribute to increasing the success of entrepreneurs in their professional activities. In accordance with the above, it is worth paying attention to considering the features of increasing and strengthening the sense of psychological well-being among entrepreneurs, which will provide the conditions for them to achieve success in their professional activities.

The relation of emotional intelligence with the peculiarities of experiencing happiness in psychology students

Introduction. The authors consider emotional intelligence in scientific psychological consciousness as a ‘living basis’ for the combination of all mental processes. Emotional intelligence is claimed to be associated with mental states and the possibility of influencing them, which sets new perspectives for the investigation of the most intimate phenomenon in human nature, happiness.Purpose. Identification of interrelations between indicators of emotional intelligence and empathy and correlates of happiness experience in graduate students.Materials and methods. The study sample consisted of 39 female psychology students in the master’s degree programme. The methodological instruments were made up of the Hall Emotional Intelligence Test and Diagnostics of the Empathic Abilities Level (V. Boyko). The authors made a questionary that aims to study the derivative value characteristics of experiencing happiness and assess the severity of enjoyment, optimism, and health level as its correlates. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U-test, Cronbach’s alpha test, Pearson’s Chi-square test, descriptive statistics, and methods of correlation, factor and cluster analysis.Results. For people with a high level of emotional intelligence, higher indicators of enjoyment and optimism were revealed. A factorial correlation of the indicators of enjoyment and optimism with the indicators of emotional intelligence and empathy was observed, with a ‘weight’ representation of all these indicators at least equal to the average, in 47% of the respondents in the sample. For people with a high level of EI, the determinacy of enjoyment with their studying, self-realization in their major and communication was found. There are links between the level of experiencing enjoyment and its peculiar predictors: love, family, hobbies, having friends, material well-being, and self-realization in the profession.Discussion and conclusion. A high level of emotional intelligence has a positive effect on the experience of enjoyment and optimism. At the same time, the relationship of EI with indicators of enjoyment, optimism, and the level of health seems to be heterogeneous and ambiguous. It is necessary to separate the understanding of EI with the concentration of the aspect of the analysis of this phenomenon mainly on the phenomenon of an entirely empathic attitude towards Other, and separately on the ability to “understand other people well enough, but not have an interest in them”.

Do appearance comparisons mediate the effects of thinspiration and fitspiration on body dissatisfaction, happiness, and disordered eating urges in women’s daily lives?

We examined whether thinspo and fitspo exposure predicted women’s body dissatisfaction (BD), happiness, and disordered eating (DE) urges (binge-eating/purging, restrictive eating, and exercise) in daily life. A further aim was to assess whether these effects were stronger for thinspo versus fitspo exposure and whether upward appearance comparisons mediated the effect of thinspo-fitspo exposure on BD, happiness, and DE urges. Participants (N = 380 women) completed baseline measures and a 7-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) investigating state-based experiences of thinspo-fitspo exposure, appearance comparisons, BD, happiness, and DE urges. Multilevel analyses revealed that thinspo-fitspo exposure was associated with greater BD and DE urges (but unrelated to happiness) at the same EMA time point. However, there was no association between thinspo-fitspo exposure and BD, happiness, and DE urges at the next EMA time-point. Thinspo relative to fitspo exposure was associated with greater BD (but unrelated to happiness and DE urges) at the same EMA time-point. The proposed mediation models were not supported in time-lagged analyses; such that upward appearance comparisons did not mediate the effects of thinspo-fitspo exposure on BD, happiness, and DE urges. Current findings provide novel micro-longitudinal data on the potentially direct detrimental effects of thinspo-fitspo exposure on women’s daily lives.

Parental personality, mental health, and fear of happiness as predictors of perceived coparenting relationship quality among mothers and fathers of preschoolers

ABSTRACT Objective Existing theoretical models and research findings highlight individual parent characteristics as contributors to coparenting relationship quality. Yet less is known about how indices of parental personality, beliefs, and mental health symptoms relate to coparenting perceptions among parents of preschoolers. This study examines direct and indirect paths connecting parents’ Big Five personality traits, fear of happiness, and depression and anxiety symptoms with perceived coparenting quality. Method Using an online survey design, 160 parents (81 mothers; 79 fathers) of preschoolers (age 2–5 years) completed the Ten-Item Inventory of Personality, Fear of Happiness Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-4, and Coparenting Relationship Scale – Brief Form. Results Parental Emotional Stability negatively related to anxiety and depressive symptoms and to fear of happiness. Anxiety symptoms and fear of happiness directly, and negatively, related to coparenting quality. Emotional stability was indirectly, positively related to coparenting quality via lower levels of parental anxiety and fear of happiness. Although parental depressive symptoms were unrelated to coparenting quality, parents’ Openness to Experience and fear of happiness positively predicted depressive symptoms. Conclusion Findings suggest parents’ anxiety symptoms and fear of happiness may underlie the processes by which parental Emotional Stability relates to perceived coparenting quality among parents of preschoolers.

The phenomenon of urinary tract infection experienced by women with a kidney transplant.

Urinary tract infection is the most common infection among people with a kidney transplant and increases the risk of graft rejection. Women have a higher risk. A literature search did not identify any description of the phenomenon of urinary tract infection experienced by women with a kidney transplant. To examine how women with a kidney transplant experienced the phenomenon of a urinary tract infection. A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. Eight individual semistructured interviews based on van Manen's four lifeworld existentials and analysed using systematic text condensation. Women with a kidney transplant and recently been admitted to the hospital due to a urinary tract infection. We identified four themes: (1) Feeling both typical and atypical symptoms; (2) Becoming aware of the body and trying her best to prevent urinary tract infection; (3) Having a urinary tract infection is a dual experience, both good and bad; (4) Support from relatives. The urinary tract infection symptoms pathway varied between participants but also between individual episodes of incidents among each participant. Participants felt secure when they experienced a common symptom pattern, but a new symptom pattern made them insecure. Together with their relatives, they experienced a urinary tract infection as a disruption of their everyday life and it decreased their experiences of happiness. They experienced to be supported by relatives but also by healthcare professionals, but needed more information on how to prevent, observe and react to a urinary tract infection in the future.

Agritourism experience value cocreation impact on the brand equity of rural tourism destinations in China

PropositusLa cocreación se ha convertido en una forma importante de mejorar el valor de marca de un destino turístico. A diferencia de los entornos turísticos comunes, el agroturismo tiene fuertes características participativas y productivas, y se considera una plataforma indispensable de cocreación de valor. Este artículo explora la relación entre la cocreación de valor de la experiencia de agroturismo y el valor de marca de los destinos de turismo rural desde la perspectiva de los turistas.Diseño/metodología/métodoSe realizó una encuesta y se recogieron 602 cuestionarios válidos mediante un muestreo aleatorioa en 2021. Se utilizó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales para analizar empíricamente los datos.ResultadosLos resultados revelaron que la participación e interacción de los turistas y los comportamientos de la ciudadanía juegan un papel crítico en el valor de marca de destinos de turismo rural. La interacción de los turistas y los comportamientos de la ciudadanía impactaron el valor de marca de destinos de turismo rural a través del disfrute hedónico, la experiencia eudaimonia y el valor percibido de la experiencia. El comportamiento de participación de los turistas influyó en el valor de marca de los destinos de turismo rural a través de la experiencia hedónica de disfrute y el valor percibido de la experiencia.Originalidad/valorEste estudio, centrado en el agroturismo como plataforma importante para la cocreación de valor, explora el impacto de la cocreación de valor de la experiencia de agroturismo en el valor de marca de destinos de turismo rural desde la perspectiva de los turistas. Enriquece la literatura existente sobre la relación entre la cocreación de valor y el valor de marca de los destinos turisticos, expande la investigación sobre la cocreación de valor y la experiencia de felicidad, y ofrece también bases de gestión para promover el valor de marca de destinos de turismo rural.

The Happiness of European Tourists (HoET) in Bali: Tourism Services and Happiness Types

European tourists are the primary market of Bali. Therefore, tourism stakeholders consider them as the leading market segment for tourism business and marketing. The main objective of the local tourism industry, when providing services and hospitality, is to generate happiness for European tourists. Based on this background, this research aims to identify the characteristics and types of happiness experiences of European tourists to choose tourism services in Bali. Data are collected through structured interviews, observation, and documentation studies. Respondents consist of 100 European tourists who visited Bali. They are determined by the non-probability sampling method. Data are analyzed by Nvivo 12, statistics, and described qualitatively. The results of the study show that the characteristics of European tourists are dominated by the age of 15-30 years old, female, undergraduate, not married, employee of a private company, to visit colleagues, travel with a friend or spouse, independent travelers, first-time visit, and length of stay of 14 days. The category known as ‘Happiness of European Tourists (HoET)’ in Bali. They are taking various tourism services, including accommodation, dining at restaurants, tours and travel, transportation, local tour guides, tourist attractions, and tourism infrastructure. These aspects are typically classified within the domain of ‘happy’. Upon analyzing the feedback on tourism services, it becomes evident that restaurant services bring the highest level of happiness to European tourists visiting Bali. This finding closely aligns with the tourist response to the accommodation services, which also ‘very happy’. In addition, the empirical research shows that culinary experiences and lodging services hold paramount delight for European tourists during their travels in Bali.

Happiness in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study

<i>Literature reports the challenges of parenting a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and its impacts on emotional and psychosocial wellbeing, both generally and specifically in the Hong Kong context. Positive parenting experiences are less well defined; however, research and theory in the positive psychology field suggests that people living with adversity can find and create meaning, positivity and happiness. This study aimed to investigate Hong Kong parents’ experiences and perceptions of happiness and well-being in raising their children with ASD. Eight parents (2 fathers; 6 mothers) were interviewed in-depth about their parenting-related perceptions and experiences of happiness and well-being. A thematic analysis generated four themes: A Growth Mindset, Connectedness, Self-Care, and A Better Me, each comprising several related sub-themes. Findings indicated that</i><i> </i><i>happiness was crucial for these parents, despite the challenges of raising a child with ASD in Hong Kong, and that they actively sought out activities to enhance their happiness, satisfaction and meaning. Results are in keeping with positive psychology theory, add specific detail relating to this group and could be extended with further research. Findings could also inform policy makers and support services in the development of welfare plans, educational resources and social support for this group of vulnerable families in future. </i>

When it is better to give than to receive: Children's giving and happiness

AbstractHumans experience emotional benefits from engaging in prosocial behavior. The current work investigates factors that influence the experience of happiness from giving to others in early childhood. In three studies with 5‐year‐olds (N = 144), we find that young children are happier from giving resources to others than from receiving resources for themselves (Study 1) and investigate when children are most happy from giving. In Study 2, children were happier when they could see the beneficiary's positive reaction, suggesting that empathizing with the beneficiary's positive emotion contributes to happiness (consistent with the concept of vicarious‐joy). In Study 3, children were happier after they gave resources than when they watched someone else give resources, indicating that being responsible for prosocial action contributes to children's happiness (consistent with the concept of warm‐glow). These results provide a critical step toward understanding when children experience happiness from giving and a foundation for investigating happiness as a mechanism supporting early prosociality.

A Case Study on the Experience of Professionalism, Resilience and Happiness of Local Children's Center Workers

A Case Study on the Experience of Professionalism, Resilience and Happiness of Local Children's Center Workers

Scrolling back: Remediation within and through digital memory work

Abstract This article explores how the concept of remediation is part of digital memory work performed by young women on Instagram. While remediation has been used to make sense of the ways sites of memory are represented across time and through different media, mnemonic media practices and forms are remediated in digital memory work. This article draws on interviews, observations of Instagram activities, and focus group data to analyse how other media practices and forms are integrated into digital memory work on Instagram and mobilised by young women to make sense of their mnemonic use of the platform. The analysis focuses on how practices of digital memory work use direct remediation of material objects and remediation of the functionality of mnemonic media practices. It addresses how the comparisons participants make to other mnemonic media practices reveal how digital memory work involves negotiation of personal and public, private and professional, and the authentic and staged. In addition, it grapples with the way that sharing happy experiences and moments to produce a ‘highlight reel’ or ‘hall of fame’ in postfeminist digital culture has valuable and potentially harmful implications.

Research on the space design strategy of college classrooms based on positive emotion and learning happiness experience

Traditional education mostly guides students’ learning through teachers’ words and deeds, while ignoring the spatial environment of learning is another kind of subtle education. The experiment was conducted with 66 students, 84 class hours, and 5544 action tracking data. Based on environmental psychology theory and teaching practice, this paper proposes a space design strategy for college classrooms to stimulate positive emotions and learning happiness: the Harkness round table model, which stimulates the willingness to communicate, responds to the flexible layout of different teaching situations and the ablation of classroom boundaries.

The Happiness that Qualifies Nonduality: Jñāna, Bhakti, and Sukha in Rāmānuja’s Vedārthasaṃgraha

The great eleventh-century figure, Rāmānuja, belonged to the Śrīvaiṣṇava community that worshiped the divine as Viṣṇu-with-Śrī, the Lord-and-Consort. But he also embarked on a project to develop an interpretation of the first-century Vedāntasūtra, which presented the supposedly core teachings of the major Upaniṣads, traditionally the last segment of the sacred corpus of the Vedas. Rāmānuja sought to reconcile the devotional commitments of Śrīvaiṣṇavism—which was built on the human yearning for the divine that was incomprehensibly Other while graciously accessible—with the conceptual demands of the Vedānta in which a profound identity between the individual self (ātman) and the impersonal, ultimate explanatory principle (brahman) was taught. This reconciliation of difference and identity came to be called “Qualified Nondualism.” In his earliest work, the Vedārthasaṃgraha, one of the ways Rāmānuja points to reconciliation is through identifying a single state of consciousness as both cognition of nonduality (the Vedāntic project) and the emotionally valent experience of happiness (the supreme expression of the human encounter with the divine). It does not seem that he systematically pursues this conception of how a state can be both cognitive and affective, and such an analysis will require independent philosophical analysis. Thus, this article argues that if a state of consciousness were indeed both cognitive and affective in this way, we would have a full explanation for how the devotional approach of a human being to Viṣṇu-with-Śrī can also be the self’s realization of identity with brahman.

Writing happy memories to soothe a troubled mind

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how revisiting happy and pleasant memories might bring some peace to the minds of those who struggle with the ongoing impact of early life relational trauma. The author explores previously forgotten but important memories of happier times and safe relationships which have been outweighed by other traumatic memories. The author writes about the impact of revisiting the past through a different lens and how this helped reshape and redefine the future.Design/methodology/approachThe author has written about revisiting happy and pleasant memories from lived experience. The writing is rich and evocative and gives voice to previously forgotten memories of pleasant life events and how soothing this has been.FindingsThe author concludes that it has been a helpful and soothing experience to spend time recreating memories of previously happy experiences. It is noted that this brings some balance and perspective to an early life which was dominated by traumatic events. The author suggests that it is possible to lever these pleasant memories to improve self-confidence and to bring about a reduction in harsh self-criticism.Research limitations/implicationsThe author concludes that the stories we tell ourselves about our early life experiences impact greatly on our sense of self and the future ability to create a meaningful life moving forward. Whilst it is important for many to revisit painful experiences to process them fully and move forward, it is also important to focus on more pleasant experiences and relational contacts to bring about a fresh perspective and increased confidence. This helps to move a person from threat-centred behaviour to a more soothed and contented state.Practical implicationsThe author has found that revisiting soothing and pleasant memories can serve to bring balance and a fresh perspective to early life experiences. It is also noted that the process of writing about these happy memoires has been beneficial in terms of successfully reliving them and savouring the helpful feelings they bring forth.Social implicationsBy exploring the helpfulness of revising a life that has been greatly impacted by traumatic experiences and focusing on the more pleasant and happier times, the author has shown that it is possible to think and feel differently about the past. It is also noted that it is beneficial to feel the happiness these memories bring within the body and mind, and they can bring a sense of calm. This embeds the importance of also asking trauma survivors about the times that were more pleasant and happier for them within the therapeutic process.Originality/valueThis is the author’s first hand and unique testimony of how helpful it was to revisit happier memories in terms of how soothing it was to focus on these amid other more problematic memories. It is noted that this helped the author to regain a sense of hope and agency in terms of moving forward. This opinion piece contains moving and evocative stories about memories of supportive and warm relationships in the life of the author. The author also notes how helpful the writing process has been in terms of slowing down and being able to fully inhabit and savour these more pleasant memories.

Analisis Tematik Kebahagiaan pada Milenial Kelas Menengah

This current study aimed to map the experience of happiness among middle-class millennials in Indonesia. Data were collected through the written stories and experiences of 37 subjects aged 19-20 years. Using thematic analysis with constructionist epistemology, this research found four major themes across the stories. Subjects portrayed that happiness is a condition in which the subjects: (1) Enjoy the moment, (2) Subjectively, (3) Support from others, and (4) Self-worth. These findings have implications for research models on happiness that can be directed at welfare issues at various levels, namely individual, interpersonal, organizational, and communal which are interconnected and influence each other.

KEPRIBADIAN TOKOH LOUISE DALAM CHANSON DOUCE

The subject of this research is Chanson Douce, a novel by Leila Slimani, published by Gallimard in 2016. The aim of this research is to describe the character of Louise, to explain the interactions of Louise with the other characters represented in the novel Chanson Douce, and analyse Louise`s personality. The theories used are character and characterization theory from the point view of literary psychology, the relation between social background and characterizations, and personality theory by Karen Horney. Louise is a neurotic sufferer who doesnˈt have a happy experience life also environment factor that canˈt fulfil her neurotic needs anymore that becomes the top of Louiseˈs intrapsychic conflict in self hatred form. The conclusions of this research are the environment and the experiences of life have a big impact on the formation of an individualˈs personality and the external appearance is not a guarantee that a person is in good mentally or psychologically health.