What are people saying when they report they are happy or life satisfied

  1. Americo Baptista 1
  2. Cristina Camilo 1
  3. Marta Becall 1
  4. Isabel Santos 1
  5. Jose de Almeida Brites 1
  6. Joana Brites Rosa 1
  7. Enrique G. Fernández-Abascal 2
  1. 1 University Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Lisbon, Portugal)
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

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Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Año de publicación: 2016

Volumen: 32

Número: 3

Páginas: 803-809

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.32.3.229121 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Anales de psicología

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Resumen

El estudio de la felicidad estuvo dominado con el modelo de bienestar subjetivo. Con la llegada de la psicología positiva entran en juego los modelos de felicidad hedónicos y eudaimónico, pero los principales estudios siguen utilizando medidas de un solo elemento de satisfacción con la vida o de felicidad. En este trabajo estudiamos la asociación entre la satisfacción con la vida y la felicidad, medida cada una de ellas con un solo ítem mediante una representación gráfica de una escalera y de un termómetro, y los tres modelos de felicidad: el bienestar subjetivo, la felicidad eudaimónica y la felicidad hedonista. Los resultados mostraron que el bienestar subjetivo fue el principal predictor de la satisfacción con la vida y el modelo hedónico también predijo en menor grado esa misma variable. Para el caso de la felicidad los predictores fueron los mismos, pero en orden inverso, el predictor principal fue el modelo hedónico y en un menor grado por el bienestar subjetivo. Contrariamente a nuestra hipótesis, la perspectiva de felicidad eudaimónica no es un predictor en ninguno de los modelos. Estos resultados subrayan la importancia de la interacción entre una perspectiva cognitiva o una hedónica en el estudio de la felicidad.

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