Postgraduate Course on the Science of Stress and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Outpatient Specialty Clinic for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Behavioral Therapy, First Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1337:137-147. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-78771-4_16.
Hedonia and eudaimonia are motivating forces through which individuals pursue well-being. The latter is a multidimensional concept, while hedonia and eudaimonia, both of which are realized through the reward system of the brain, are known to influence each other. Researchers have shown that specific extrinsic values (e.g., material wealth, power over other people, etc.) are associated with a sense of "good life" and may influence both hedonia and eudaimonia. The HEEMA (Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Extrinsic Motives for Activities) scale was developed to evaluate all three ways of seeking well-being, hedonia, eudaimonia, and extrinsic values, in both a healthy and unhealthy fashion. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the HEEMA scale in a sample of 225 Greek individuals. Participants filled the HEEMA, SWLS, MLQ, Self-Esteem questionnaire, DASS-21, MHC-SF, and Big Five Inventory, anonymously. Reliability and validity indices of the scales were satisfactory (Cronbach's α were 0.734, 0.811, and 0.843 for the hedonic, eudaimonic, and extrinsic motives subscales, respectively). Indicatively, the study showed a positive correlation between aspects of well-being and positive emotions, satisfaction with life, sense of meaning and purpose, as well as with specific personality traits, while negative correlations were found between eudaimonic orientation and depression.
快乐和幸福是个体追求幸福的动力。后者是一个多维的概念，而快乐和幸福都通过大脑的奖励系统实现，它们被认为是相互影响的。研究人员表明，特定的外在价值观（例如物质财富、对他人的权力等）与“美好生活”的感觉有关，并可能同时影响快乐和幸福。HEEMA（快乐、幸福和活动的外在动机）量表是为了评估以健康和不健康的方式寻求幸福、快乐、幸福和外在价值观的所有三种方式而开发的。本研究的目的是在 225 名希腊个体的样本中评估 HEEMA 量表的心理测量特性。参与者匿名填写了 HEEMA、SWLS、MLQ、自尊问卷、DASS-21、MHC-SF 和大五人格量表。量表的信度和效度指数令人满意（快乐、幸福和外在动机分量表的 Cronbach's α 分别为 0.734、0.811 和 0.843）。研究表明，幸福感的各个方面与积极情绪、生活满意度、意义感和目标感以及特定的人格特质呈正相关，而幸福取向与抑郁呈负相关。
