Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 24. No. 1., 2012.
Review article
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING: FROM MYTH TO SCIENCE
Aleksandra Mindoljevic Drakulic
; Faculty of Teacher Education University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This paper summarizes the concept of subjective well-being, from ancient philosophical reflection to the first psychological,
empirical research on the construct of positive psychology. The author examined the different conceptual definitions of subjective
well-being throughout history as well as the dominant themes in the philosophical theories, concluded with some contemporary
philosophical trends in Western culture of the 20th and 21st century. This framework also touches upon the dynamics of the
relationship between philosophical and psychological thoughts on subjective well-being.
Keywords
subjective well-being; happiness; positive psychology
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106200
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Publication date:
25.3.2012.
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