Two-factor model of happiness, interdependence and dynamics of factors

Andreev Vladimir Sergeevich

This article is devoted to the clarification of the two-factor model of happiness (hedonia-eudaimonia), formulated in antiquity. A detailed description of two factors of consideration of the state of happiness proposed by Daniel Kahneman is given - experienced well-being and remembering of well-being; adequate, in the author's opinion, translations of these terms into Russian are offered. The article also analyzes in detail the structure of the factors of happiness, their nature and the specificity of the experience, analyzes the dynamics of changes in the factors of happiness over time and their interdependence. The introduced concepts of situational and integral tone, reflecting the factors of happiness, initially assume a certain dimension and modality of the corresponding characteristics of happiness. which makes it possible to characterize much more accurately both the current state of a person (hedonistic factor) and the general level of a person's happiness-unhappiness (eudemonic factor). A situational tone (high or low) characterizes the momentary, predominantly emotional perception of the feeling of happiness. Integral tone (high or low) characterizes the general feeling of a person - his success, characteristics of his environment, accumulated benefits, health status, formed skills and personal characteristics, confidence in the future and other objective characteristics of life. The modalities of the situational and integral tone (high-low) make it possible to accurately describe the current state of a person in the coordinates happiness - unhappiness. It also analyzes the degree of dependence and at the same time the relative independence of changes in the two factors of happiness and the possibility of influencing them, both in the process of personal work on oneself and in the future, helping relationships - psycho-counseling or coaching.

Keywords:Happiness, two-factor model of happiness, hedonia, eudaimonia, experienced well-being, remembering of well-being, situational tone, integral tone, emotional background, low-tone and high-tone states, positive psychology