One of the great challenges for positive psychology is that academics, researchers and authors are yet to reach agreement on the terminology, constructs and methodology of the various positive psychological concepts and interventions. One such concept that has been ambiguously and often inconsistently conceptualised is happiness. Interventions that are structured around these conceptualisations have produced mixed results, which are attributable to various aspects such as the unidimensional conceptualisation of the concept, inconsistent measurement, psychometric measuring instruments that have not been validated for the population in question, and fragmented intervention methodologies. Research was, therefore, needed regarding happiness and the development of interventions aimed at increasing happiness. Therefore, this thesis aimed to investigate the concept, manifestation, measurement and development of happiness and positive psychological interventions (PPIs) within a tertiary educational environment. A mixed method research approach was followed to reach the research objectives. The first study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of positive psychological assessment measures, and to determine the relationship between flourishing and academic performance within a tertiary educational institution. A quantitative cross-sectional survey design was used to address this objective. The Mental Health Continuum Long Form, Positive and Negative Affect Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale were administered and indicated acceptable levels of internal consistency. The MHC-LF would need to be adapted for future studies within the tertiary educational environment. No significant correlations could be established between academic performance and flourishing. However, cross-tabulation indicated some evidence of the impact that flourishing/languishing had on academic performance. Individuals with moderate levels of flourishing typically performed in the „above average‟ to „excelling academically‟ range. Languishing individuals performed at the lower levels of the academic performance spectrum. The results indicated that a large number of individuals within this tertiary educational environment were languishing. Flourishing students experienced higher levels of positive affect and satisfaction with life, as well as lower levels of negative affect than their languishing and moderately flourishing counterparts. The second study aimed to investigate the main streams of research on happiness, the approaches/models flowing from these philosophies and the methodology of happiness interventions. A quantitative meta-analysis of the literature was used to address the aforementioned research objective. Seeing that the literature presents with such incongruent findings regarding the effectiveness of PPIs, research was needed to establish how happiness should be conceptualised, which moderating factors should be addressed in this conceptualisation, and what the content of PPIs should be. A qualitative meta-analysis of the literature indicated that happiness is approached from either a hedonic, eudaimonic or integrated approach. These philosophies gave birth to a stream of scientific literature regarding happiness and its various conceptualisations, namely (a) Subjective well-being; (b) Hedonic well-being; (c) Eudaimonic well-being; (d) Psychological well-being; (e) Flourishing, and (f) Authentic happiness. Furthermore, the results highlighted three causes for failing interventions: (a) unidimensional models/approaches towards happiness, (b) targeting the concept of happiness instead of the mediating factors; and (c) fragmented methodological interventions. The study suggested a multidimensional model for happiness and happiness interventions. Furthermore, the study proposed a multifaceted methodology for happiness interventions, comprising self-administered intentional activities, group-administered interventions and individual coaching. The third study aimed to evaluate a PPI aimed at increasing happiness of students in a tertiary educational institution. A longitudinal pre-experimental research design was used to address the aforementioned research objective. Qualitative data were used to explore the findings further. The results indicated that the overall happiness of a student may be increased through developing individuals on both an emotional and psychological level. The results showed some scientific merit to a multifaceted approach towards PPIs. The PPI affected all the aspects conceptualised in this study except for two components of authenticity, namely authentic behaviour and relational orientations. / PhD, Industrial Psychology, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2012

There is a lacuna in the field of positive psychology as far as the conceptualisation of influences of environmental contexts on psychological well-being is concerned, and there is also a lack of credible empirical findings on the dynamics of processes involved. The aim of the current study was to test various models on the possible mediating role of subjective perceptions of health, personality factors and spirituality in the dynamics of context and psychological well-being. Psychological well-being was conceptualised and measured multi-dimensionally as defined from a general psychological well-being, hedonic, and eudaimonic perspective. Context was defined in terms of the historical stratification in South African society by socioeconomic differentials pertaining to race, socioeconomic indices and infrastructural resources. An availability sample of 5 14 participants from Potchefstroom (n=384) and Mafikeng (n=130) completed questionnaires on psychological well-being, subjective perceptions of health, personality factors and spirituality after informed consent was obtained. Psychological well-being was measured with the Affectometer 2 (Kammann & Flett, 1983), the Sense of Coherence Scale (Antonovsky, 1987) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Larsen and Griffin, 1985). General psychological well-being was defined and operationalised in terms of the degree of sense of coherence, satisfaction with life and affect balance; hedonic well-being in terms of the degree of satisfaction with life and affect balance, and eudaimonic well-being in terms of the degree of sense of coherence and satisfaction with life. Subjective perceptions of physical health was measure with the General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg and Hillier (1979); Agreeableness and Extraversion as personality factors with the NEO- Personality Inventory - Revised of Costa and McCrae (1992); and Spirituality with the Spiritual Well-being Scale of Paloutzian and Ellison's (1979). The findings indicate, firstly, that perceptions of physical health (article I), personality factors (article 2) and spirituality (article 3) mediate the relationship between contexts and psychological well-being. Secondly, that the hedonic model of psychological well-being (albeit variably conceptualised in article 1 and articles 2 and 3) overall, yielded the highest amounts of variance. Thirdly, the results also indicated differences among the two predominantly black and white samples in terms of the roles played by subjective perceptions of health, personality factors and spirituality in the relationship between contexts and psychological well-being. It is concluded that due consideration must be given to social context and the dynamics of interaction between social ecology and individual factors in order to make a meaningful contribution to the understanding and promotion of psychological well-being. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are indicated. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

<p>Syftet med denna uppsats är att genom metodologisk triangulering ur ett kundperspektiv undersöka de grundläggande faktorerna till varför turism- och shoppingindustrin kan kopplas samman och skapa shoppingturism. En etnografisk studie utfördes genom en triangulering av kvantitativa och kvalitativa metoder för att belysa ämnet shoppingturism från konsumentens synvinkel. Den primära metoden utgjordes av två kvantitativa enkäter med shoppingturister samt observationer. För att få ett ytterligare djup gjordes kvalitativa intervjuer med branschfolk och Gekås besökare.</p><p>Postmodernismen och dess innebörd har lett till att shopping och turism kan ses som en enhetlig näring. Tre begrepp binder dem samman: upplevelse, hedonism och utilitarism. Begreppet shoppingturism har kommit att bli centralt inom den gemensamma näringen, vilket också visade sig i undersökningen då majoriteten ansåg att shopping och turism hör ihop.</p>

This seminary work is about czeck social work literature written by Oldřich Matoušek and other other writers who are writting about similiar themes. Moreover it is about ethical parts of social work literature. Especially about influences of hedonism, utilitarism and christianity. Those influences about definiton of good and evil. Good as the thing that is center of all three disciplines in relation to social work.

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Territórios de exceção é uma investigação sobre o impacto e influência de espaços abandonados e arruinados na trama das cidades contemporâneas, entendidos neste estudo como ruínas urbanas. Nos últimos anos, a ruína urbana vem se configurando como território de exceção no tecido metropolitano. Elas são espaços para atividades clandestinas, em especial a prática de festas alternativas. Também servem de arena de circulação de novas estéticas e linguagens artísticas e influenciam novas tendências comportamentais que se refletem na arte contemporânea e na cultura pop. Escrito entre São Paulo e Detroit, o trabalho descreve experiências com as ruínas pós-industriais da cidade norte-americana e outros tipos de ruínas urbanas em São Paulo, em grande parte fruto de movimentos do mercado imobiliário e negligência de órgãos de preservação do patrimônio histórico e artístico. O objeto deste estudo é o culto contemporâneo à ruína, que se manifesta na ocupação de cinemas, fábricas, túneis, teatros, praças, viadutos e outros espaços urbanos em estado de ruína ou que tiveram seu uso subvertido por práticas hedonistas e artísticas. Seu objetivo é refletir sobre como esses espaços influenciam o imaginário coletivo na metrópole contemporânea e se organizam como plataforma de novas proposições urbanísticas. / Exceptional territories investigates the impact and influence of abandoned and ruined spaces in the fabric of contemporary cities, spaces regarded here as urban ruins. In recent years, urban ruins have established themselves as territories of exception in metropolitan environments. These are spaces used for clandestine or illegal activities, especially alternative parties. They also operate as spaces of circulation for new aesthetic and linguistic propositions and influence behavioural traits that have helped shape contemporary art and pop culture. Written in São Paulo and Detroit, this study describes experiences with post-industrial ruins in the American city and other kinds of urban ruins in São Paulo, often associated with real estate speculation and the neglect of heritage preservation authorities. The object of this study is the contemporary fixation on ruins, which manifests itself in cities through the occupation of abandoned cinemas, factories, tunnels, theatres, public squares, overpasses and other urban spaces in a ruinous state and whose use has been subverted by artistic practices. Its objective is to describe how these spaces influence the collective unconscious in the contemporary metropolis and reflect on how they operate as platforms for new urban planning propositions.

Denna studie ämnar till att undersöka och analysera pop-up butiker för att kunna bidra med en ökad kunskap kring detta nya fenomen. Vårt främsta syfte är att undersöka hur företagets behov av att skapa relationer och kundens önskningar om att få en upplevelse möts i kontexten av en pop-up. För att få en förståelse kring detta avser studien även att undersöka vilka bakomliggande motiv företag har för öppnandet av en pop-up butik. / This study aims to investigate and analyze pop-up stores in order to contribute to increased knowledge about this new phenomenon. Our main purpose is to investigate how the company's needs to create relationships and how customers wish to get an experience come together in the context of a pop-up. In order to gain an understanding of this, the study also involves investigating the underlying motives companies have for the opening of a pop-up shop.

Abstract   Date:                           2020/06/02   Level:                          Bachelor thesis in Business Administration, 15 cr   Institution:                  School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University Authors:                      D’alessandro Maximillian            &amp;       Mills Dominic                            (1995/02/11)                                                    (1998/09/26)   Title:                            Why international marketing? - A study on the underlying motivational factors behind international marketing students choice of higher education   Tutor:                          Andreas Pajuvirta   Keywords:                   Motivation, students, consumer behaviour, hedonism, utilitarism, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation   Research question:      Which motivational factors affect students when choosing the international marketing programmes in Sweden?   Purpose:                     The aim of this study is to contribute to a greater understanding of the existing, limited research regarding the motivational factors behind international marketing students choice of course. Furthermore, the study aims to create a holistic view of what motivational factors affect international marketing students when choosing their course.   Method:                       The study commenced with a quantitative approach, where a survey-study was employed in order to create a holistic view of the respondent’s motivations behind their academic choice. In order to delve further into these motivational factors, a qualitative focus-group was also used. The study’s collected data has been coded, grouped, and analysed with the study’s theoretical framework in mind. Furthermore, the study’s research question and purpose have been used as the outline for the closing chapters.   Conclusion:                 This study has shown that international marketing students employ a utilitarian manner of thinking, where they prioritise future possibilities and the end-goal when choosing higher educational courses. This utilitarian way of thinking is founded on an intrinsic motivation which is connected to their inherent interest for marketing. / Sammanfattning   Datum:                        2020/06/02   Nivå:                           Kandidatuppsats i företagsekonomi, 15 hp   Institution:                  Akademin för Ekonomi, Samhälle och Teknik, EST, Mälardalens Högskola.   Skribenter:                  D’alessandro Maximillian                                  Mills Dominic                                      (11/02/1995)                                          (26/09/1998)   Titel:                           Varför internationell marknadsföring? - En studie om internationella marknadsföringsstudenters motivationer bakom deras programval   Handledare:                Andreas Pajuvirta   Nyckelord:                  Motivation, studenter, konsumentbeteende, hedonistisk motivation, utilitaristisk motivation, intern motivation, extern motivation   Frågeställning:           Vilka motivationsfaktorer ligger till grund för studenters utbildningsval på de internationella marknadsföringsprogrammen i Sverige?   Syfte:                          Syftet med studien är att tillföra en större förståelse till den befintliga, begränsade, vetenskapliga forskningen kring de motivationsfaktorer som ligger till grund för internationella marknadsföringsstudenters utbildningsval i Sverige. Studien ägnar sig åt att skapa en sammanställd bild av vad som motiverar internationella marknadsföringsstudenter till att studera vid deras valda program.   Metod:                        Studien inleddes med en kvantitativ ansats där en enkätundersökning utfördes i syfte att sammanställa en helhetsbild av respondenternas motivationer. I syfte att skapa en djupgående förståelse av dessa motivationer utfördes även en fokusgrupp av en kvalitativ karaktär. Studiens insamlade data har kodats, tematiserats och sedan analyserats med hjälp av studiens teoretiska referensram. Studien förhåller sig dessutom till dess syfte och frågeställning i utformningen av hela arbetet, men särskilt i studiens diskussion, samt slutsats.   Slutsats:                      Denna studie visar att internationella marknadsföringsstudenter agerar utifrån ett utilitaristiskt tankesätt som överväger framtida möjligheter. Detta utilitaristiska tankesätt grundas i en intern motivation som är kopplat till deras intresse för ämnet marknadsföring.

Bibliografický záznam ŠÍP, Michal. Vztah občanské participace a hédonistického životního způsobu u mladistvých. Praha: Karlova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut sociologických studií, 2015. 133 stran, Vedoucí diplomové práce Doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D. Anotace Diplomová práce "Vztah občanské participace a hédonistického životního způsobu u mladistvých" zkoumá, do jaké míry je oprávněné hledat příčinu nízké hodnoty občanské participace mladistvých v hédonistickém životním způsobu. Participativní chování poskytuje mladistvým prostor pro psychosociální rozvoj, podporuje jejich demokratický kapitál a též artikulační možnosti vnášet vlastní agendu do veřejného prostoru. Dá se předpokládat, že vzhledem k demografickému vývoji české společnosti bude potřeba participace mladistvých stále více žádaná. Pro implementaci účinných veřejně politických nástrojů k řešení této situace je důležitá znalost participativního chování mladistvých i jejich motivace, hodnotové orientace a sociálních potřeb. V teoretické části práce jsou proto představeny jednotlivé perspektivy zkoumání občanské participace a hédonistického chování. Práce pracuje se dvěma hypotézami. První hypotéza předpokládá, že hédonistický životní způsob produkuje takové vzorce chování a hodnotovou orientaci, které jsou v principielním rozporu s...

Syftet med undersökningen är att visa på vilka sätt marknadsföring av svenska destinationer använder sig av hedonistiska teman för att övertyga läsaren. Detta undersöks genom att studera hur hedonistiska teman uttrycks genom text, bild och samspelet mellan text och bild. Studien fokuserar på fyra teman med hedonistisk grund: frihet, närvaro, autenticitet, samt spänning. Dessa teman identifieras i materialet med hjälp av semiotisk analys hämtad från Roland Barthes. Studiens material är utdrag från webbplatser från destinationsbolagen för Gotland, Höga Kusten och Skåne. Analysen visar att dessa hedonistiska teman uttrycks i bild med hjälp av komposition, bakgrundsmiljöer, ljusförhållanden, föremål, ansiktsuttryck, handlingar och personlig stil. De visuella medlen fungerar både på en denotativ och konnotativ nivå. Temana uttrycks i text genom formuleringar som nyttjar denotativ och konnotativ betydelse i olika hög grad och några återkommande sätt att hämta konnotationer är genom yrken, aktiviteter och utländska platser. Analysen av samspelet mellan text och bild visar att samspelet kan förstärka, förändra och skapa både denotativ och konnotativ betydelse tillsammans, men att potentialen i samspelet ibland inte nyttjas. Analysen visar också att materialet i högre grad kommunicerar genom bild än genom text.