Psychologists investigating eudaimonic versus hedonic types of happiness over the past five to 10 years have looked at each type 's unique effects on physical and psychological health .
He has written essays and articles for the new york times , time and even starbucks , while continuing his research into happiness at his hedonic psychology laboratory .
他为纽约时报,时代周刊,甚至是星巴克写过论文及文章,同时继续他在享乐心理学研究室对幸福的研究。
Economist richard easterlin of the university of southern california believes that part of the problem is the hedonic treadmill : once we reach a certain level of wealth , we want more .
Under conditions of low ( but not high ) life stress , the more people valued happiness , the lower were their hedonic balance , psychological well-being , and life satisfaction , and the higher their depression symptoms .
While most scientists still do not quite have a handle on the human preference for spicy foods , the best explanation comes from a mechanism called " hedonic reversal " , or " benign masochism " .