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Kokkoris, Michail D. (2016). Revisiting the relationship between maximizing and well-being: An investigation of eudaimonic well-being. Pers. Individ. Differ., 99. S. 174 - 179. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

Research on the relationship between maximizing (i.e., the general tendency to seek only the best option and not settle for good enough options) and subjective well-being has led to conflicting findings. Although earlier studies suggested that maximizing is associated with lower well-being, more recent studies have challenged this conclusion arguing that it is based on improper measurement of the maximizing construct. Unlike prior research that has looked for answers to the maximizing well-being question by addressing measurement issues of maximizing, this article offers an alternative perspective by addressing measurement issues of well-being. Specifically, the central proposition of this article is that research on maximizing and well-being needs to consider not only hedonic well-being, as has been the case so far, but also eudaimonic well-being (i.e., well-being derived from the development of one's best potential and the fulfillment of self-expressive goals). This research proposes and finds that maximizing is positively associated with eudaimonic well-being (Study 1) and this holds even after accounting for hedonic well-being (Study 2). These findings suggest that eudaimonic well-being is a useful construct that explains unique variance in maximizing. Implications for theory and research on maximizing, decision making and well-being are discussed. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kokkoris, Michail D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-265035
DOI:	10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.099
Journal or Publication Title:	Pers. Individ. Differ.
Volume:	99
Page Range:	S. 174 - 179
Date:	2016
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	0191-8869
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SATISFACTION; MAXIMIZATION; SATISFICERS; HAPPINESS; TENDENCY; RELIABILITY; CONSTRUCT; SCALE Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/26503