Happiness is a complex and multifaceted concept that involves emotional, cognitive, and social dimensions. Learn about the differences between hedonic, eudaimonic, joy, and contentment, and how culture, values, and life stages influence happiness. Learn how researchers define happiness as the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile. Explore how happiness varies across cultures, social groups, and emotions. Happiness is a complex subjective emotion often described as contentment, joy or satisfaction. Happiness is characterized by well-being and a positive feeling. Typically, happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. While happiness has many different definitions, it is often described as involving positive emotions and life satisfaction.
