“Hedonic well-being” describes a form of happiness related to the experience of pleasure and avoidance of displeasure or pain—as opposed to “eudaimonic well-being,” which is thought to ...

Past studies have indicated that eudaimonic measures of well-being are more closely linked to assessments of disease biomarkers than hedonic measures of well-being. 9 More work is necessary to ...

“Hedonic well-being” describes a form of happiness related to the experience of pleasure and avoidance of displeasure or pain—as opposed to “eudaimonic well-being,” which is thought to ...