When Do Hedonic and Eudaimonic Orientations Lead to Happiness? Moderating Effects of Orientation Priority
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Orientations to Happiness and Well-Being
1.2. Orientation Priority as a Moderator
1.3. The Current Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample and Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Hedonic and Eudaimonic Orientations
2.2.2. Orientation Priorities
2.2.3. Well-Being Outcomes
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Analyses
3.2. Moderation Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Hedonic orientation | 5.52 | 0.99 | - | |||||
2. Eudaimonic orientation | 5.54 | 0.88 | 0.30 *** | - | ||||
3. Orientation priority | 0.36 | 0.94 | −0.34 *** | 0.48 *** | - | |||
4. Psychological well-being | 5.28 | 0.74 | 0.06 | 0.32 *** | 0.30 *** | - | ||
5. Positive affect | 3.66 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.17 ** | 0.14 * | 0.57 *** | - | |
6. Negative affect | 2.75 | 0.72 | 0.01 | −0.10 | −0.11 | −0.42 *** | −0.50 *** | - |
Model | ß | 95% CI | p | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Step 1 | 0.13 | |||
Hedonic orientation | 0.10 | (0.04, 0.23) | 0.160 | |
Eudaimonic orientation | 0.17 | (0.03, 0.32) | 0.018 | |
Orientation priority | 0.25 | (0.10, 0.39) | 0.001 | |
Step 2 | 0.16 | |||
Hedonic orientation | 0.05 | (−0.09, 0.18) | 0.486 | |
Eudaimonic orientation | 0.23 | (0.09, 0.38) | 0.002 | |
Orientation priority | 0.18 | (0.03, 0.33) | 0.022 | |
Hedonic orientation × Orientation priority | 0.06 | (−0.04, 0.17) | 0.248 | |
Eudaimonic orientation × Orientation priority | 0.15 | (0.05, 0.26) | 0.003 |
Model | ß | 95% CI | p | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Step 1 | 0.05 | |||
Hedonic orientation | 0.14 | (0.00, 0.28) | 0.046 | |
Eudaimonic orientation | 0.05 | (−0.10, 0.20) | 0.483 | |
Orientation priority | 0.16 | (0.01, 0.31) | 0.039 | |
Step 2 | 0.07 | |||
Hedonic orientation | 0.10 | (−0.05, 0.24) | 0.177 | |
Eudaimonic orientation | 0.10 | (−0.05, 0.26) | 0.196 | |
Orientation priority | 0.10 | (−0.06, 0.26) | 0.234 | |
Hedonic orientation × Orientation priority | 0.12 | (0.01, 0.24) | 0.033 | |
Eudaimonic orientation × Orientation priority | 0.08 | (−0.03, 0.18) | 0.167 |
Model | ß | 95% CI | p | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Step 1 | 0.01 | |||
Hedonic orientation | 0.01 | (−0.13, 0.15) | 0.894 | |
Eudaimonic orientation | −0.07 | (−0.22, 0.08) | 0.369 | |
Orientation priority | −0.07 | (−0.22, 0.09) | 0.383 | |
Step 2 | 0.02 | |||
Hedonic orientation | 0.02 | (−0.13, 0.16) | 0.831 | |
Eudaimonic orientation | −0.07 | (−0.23, 0.09) | 0.364 | |
Orientation priority | −0.06 | (−0.22, 0.10) | 0.465 | |
Hedonic orientation × Orientation priority | −0.05 | (−0.17, 0.07) | 0.396 | |
Eudaimonic orientation × Orientation priority | 0.02 | (−0.09, 0.13) | 0.676 |
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Chen, H.; Zeng, Z. When Do Hedonic and Eudaimonic Orientations Lead to Happiness? Moderating Effects of Orientation Priority. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9798. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189798
Chen H, Zeng Z. When Do Hedonic and Eudaimonic Orientations Lead to Happiness? Moderating Effects of Orientation Priority. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9798. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189798
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Hezhi, and Zhijia Zeng. 2021. "When Do Hedonic and Eudaimonic Orientations Lead to Happiness? Moderating Effects of Orientation Priority" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9798. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189798