Studies on happiness in psychology were reviewed. Studies on happiness have two philosophical traditions, the Hedonism and the Eudaimonism. The concepts of "Subjective Well-being"(Diener, 1984) and "Quality of Life" are based on the Hedonism; the conc...
Studies on happiness in psychology were reviewed. Studies on happiness have two philosophical traditions, the Hedonism and the Eudaimonism. The concepts of "Subjective Well-being"(Diener, 1984) and "Quality of Life" are based on the Hedonism; the concepts of "Psychological Well-being"(Ryff, 1989b) and the "Flow experience" are based on the Eudaimonism. The relationship between SW13 and extroversion was well established. Various Quality of Life measures were found to be useful for the various target populations (the elderly, for example). Researches based on the Eudaiomonism were not so much developed and seems to be needed for the future study.