Hedonic Happiness (Subjective Wellbeing)

   Hedonic happiness stems from three qualifications, which when met, lead to happiness and a feeling of wellbeing. The first is satisfaction with the life that one has. This satisfaction is often a comparison between the ideal that one is striving for and the reality of life and what is being achieved. When the ideal is finally met, then satisfaction has been met. The other two focus on positive and negative affect. High positive affect is similar to having a feeling of accomplishment or having positive aspects of life. Low negative affect is low negative influences in life such as worries or stressors.

 Subjective wellbeing focuses more on outside influences leading to satisfaction and wellbeing. There are two ways of perceiving the wellbeing. There is top-down arguments and bottom-up arguments. A top-down argument is one that focuses on wellbeing causing something else to happen. An example of this would be that a person who has accomplished subjective wellbeing gets married to their partner. Their happiness and satisfaction led to their meeting and marrying their partner. A bottom-up argument is the opposite. The positive event increases the happiness and satisfaction. Marrying your partner leads to increased subjective wellbeing.