Further, the factors that account for the potential distinct associations of hedonic and eudaimonic motives with well-being remain unclear.ġ.2. In sum, whether hedonic and eudaimonic motives lead to different well-being outcomes remains inadequately explored. Overall, a combination of hedonic and eudaimonic motives was associated with the greatest well-being. Similarly, Huta and Ryan showed that hedonic and eudaimonic motives had both overlapping and distinct effects on well-being hedonic motives related more to positive affect and life satisfaction, while eudaimonic motives related more to meaning. showed that endorsement of pleasure, engagement, and meaning as paths to happiness all predicted life satisfaction. However, some studies have reported the well-being-related benefits of both hedonic and eudaimonic motives. further showed that participants’ motivations for improving their subjective well-being were negatively correlated with concurrent subjective well-being and did not affect longitudinal subjective well-being. In another study, eudaimonic motives were negatively correlated with depression and stress in contrast, there was no significant correlation between hedonic motives and depression or stress. For example, in one study, eudaimonic motives were correlated with various well-being outcomes, including life satisfaction, vitality, positive affect, negative affect, carefreeness, self-connectedness, and meaning, whereas hedonic motives only predicted vitality, positive affect, and carefreeness. Consistent with this view, numerous studies have suggested that while eudaimonic motives generally improve well-being, pursuing hedonia does not result in the achievement of the goal of a “good life” and might even backfire. Aristotle claimed that people should strive for a virtuous life rather than seeking pleasure, because the latter does not bring happiness. One issue that has received much scholarly attention is how hedonic and eudaimonic motives affect well-being. Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives and Well-Being Thus, eudaimonic motives can lead to a better life than hedonic motives because the former enhance self-control, while the latter lower it.ġ.1. Further, high self-control was associated with greater life satisfaction, positive affect, and eudaimonic well-being and lower negative affect. Eudaimonic and hedonic motives were positively and negatively related to self-control, respectively. Self-control mediated the relationships between hedonic and eudaimonic motives and well-being. In contrast, hedonic motives were positively associated with life satisfaction, while also being correlated with a greater degree of negative affect and impaired eudaimonic well-being. Eudaimonic motives were associated with higher life satisfaction, more positive affect, less negative affect, and better eudaimonic well-being. A total of 2882 college freshmen (1835 females, 1047 males, mean age 18.16 years) completed measures assessing hedonic and eudaimonic motives, self-control, life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, and eudaimonic well-being. We aimed to identify the distinct associations of hedonic and eudaimonic motives with well-being and investigate whether they are partly mediated by self-control. While some studies report that both hedonic and eudaimonic motives improve well-being, others suggest that hedonic motives are counterproductive, raising the question of whether and why eudaimonic motives are more positively associated with well-being. The pursuit of hedonia and eudaimonia are two ways to fulfill the goal of a “good life”.
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