Purpose,Mood, and Pleasure in Predicting Satisfaction Judgments |
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Authors: | Ed Diener Frank Fujita Louis Tay Robert Biswas-Diener |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, 603 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA;(2) Indiana University, South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA;(3) Center for Applied Positive Psychology, Milwaukie, Oregon |
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Abstract: | We examined the extent to which satisfaction with life, with one’s self, and with one’s day are predicted by pleasure, purpose
in life, interest, and mood. In a sample of 222 college students we found that both satisfaction with life and self-esteem
were best predicted by positive feelings and an absence of negative feelings, as well as purpose in life. By contrast, satisfaction
with individual days was predicted by negative feelings, and very strongly predicted by positive feelings, but not by purpose
in life. In predicting life satisfaction purpose in life provided a buffering effect for lower levels of mood. People high
in purpose in life reported high levels of life satisfaction even with moderate levels of mood. Thus, what makes a satisfying
day is different from what makes a satisfying life or self. Life and self satisfaction were predicted significantly by purpose
in life even after controlling for physical pleasure and affect balance, suggesting that they are more than just hedonic variables. |
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