Wellness as healthy functioning or wellness as happiness: The importance of eudaimonic thinking (response to the Kashdan et al. and Waterman discussion)

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-204

  Ryan, Richard M ^a   Huta, Veronika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eudaimonia; Happiness; Self determination theory; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249154775     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760902844285     Document Type: Article

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