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Correlational findings

Study Passmore et al. (2018): study CA 2017

Public
Aged 17-40, undergraduate university students, Canada, 2017
Survey name
Unnamed study
Sample
Respondents
N = 230
Non Response
Assessment

Assessment not reported

Correlate

Authors's Label
Eudaimonic and hedonic motivation
Our Classification
Error Estimates
Eudaimonic motivation: SE b=.10 Hedonic motivation: SE b=.11
Remarks
Items not reported Source: Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives for Activities Scale (Huta 2015, Huta and Ryan 2010)
Distribution
Eudemonic motivation: M=26.623; SD=5.01
Hedonic motivation: M=26.14; SD= 4.95
Operationalization
Selfreport on 10 items, e.g. 'seeking relaxation', 'seeking to do what you believe in'.
Respondents rated the degree that they typically approach their activities with each of 10 intentions. Rated on a 7-point scale (1= not at all to 7= very much).

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f r = +.35 p < .001 EUDAIMONIC motivation A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f b = +.27 ns A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f Beta = +.18 ns b and beta controlled for:
- implicit theories of well-being
- net-intrinsic motives
- hedonic motivation
- valuing happiness
- prioritizing positivity
A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f r = +.19 p < .01 HEDONIC motivation A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f b = -.01 ns A-AB-cm-mq-v-5-f Beta = -.01 ns b and beta controlled for:
- implicit theories of well-being
- net-intrinsic motives
- eudaimonic motives
- valuing happiness
- prioritizing positivity