Abstract

Recent research suggests that individuals differ in the extent to which they seek activities that promote hedonic or eudaimonic well-being. Prioritizing positivity describes a strategy of pursuing happiness by seeking pleasurable activities or circumstances that can lead to naturally occurring positive emotions, while prioritizing meaning describes a strategy of cultivating well-being by purposefully seeking activities that are conducive to experiencing meaning in life. While these notions have been examined among the general population, little is known about how these prioritizing patterns are linked with well-being in closed religious groups, who often promote the benefit of the collective group in lieu of the individual’s personal choices and interests. Based on a sample of 407 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish individuals (mean age = 33.58, SD = 8.89), 55.5% of which were women, the results demonstrated that prioritizing meaning and sense of community were positively associated with life satisfaction. Moreover, a significant interaction of sense of community × prioritizing positivity was found, indicating a positive connection between prioritizing positivity and life satisfaction for individuals with a high sense of community, but a negative connection for those with a low sense of community. Our findings suggest that even in extremely close-knit community-oriented societies, a strong sense of belonging to a community enables individuals to prioritize more hedonic aspects of their lives in order to promote their life satisfaction.

摘要

最近的研究表明，个体在寻求能够促进享乐或大人幸福感的活动的程度上有所不同。优先考虑积极性描述了通过寻求愉悦的活动或可能导致自然产生积极情绪的环境来追求幸福的策略，而优先考虑含义则描述了通过有目的地寻求有助于体验人生意义的活动来培养幸福感的策略。虽然这些概念已在一般人群中进行了研究，但对于这些优先排序模式与封闭宗教团体中的福祉如何关联却鲜为人知，这些宗教团体通常通过促进集体团体的利益来代替个人的个人选择和利益。基于407名超正统犹太人（平均年龄）的样本 =  33.58，SD  =  8.89），其中55.5％是女性，结果表明，优先考虑社区的意义和感觉与生活满意度呈正相关。此外，发现社区意识×优先考虑积极性之间存在显着的相互作用，这表明社区意识高的人在优先考虑积极性和生活满意度之间存在积极联系，而社区意识低的人则存在消极联系。我们的发现表明，即使在极其紧密联系的面向社区的社会中，对社区的强烈归属感也使个人能够优先考虑生活中更多享乐主义的方面，以提高生活满意度。