The image of happiness in everyday consciousness: an associative experiment

Izotova Irina Yurievna

This paper examines the concept of happiness in everyday consciousness. The specifics of happiness are considered. With the help of an associative experiment, the descriptors of happiness can be grouped into 5 categories: the subject of happiness, the object of happiness, the image of happiness, internal and external signs of happiness. 22 subcategories of the implicit structure of happiness were also identified.

Keywords:Happiness, associative experiment, subject of happiness, object of happiness, image of happiness, internal signs of happiness, external signs of happiness.