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Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue: The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives

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  • Veronika Huta
  • Richard Ryan

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  • Veronika Huta & Richard Ryan, 2010. "Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue: The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 11(6), pages 735-762, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:11:y:2010:i:6:p:735-762
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-009-9171-4
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