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ikigai: a standalone construct

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ikigai1 CONSTRUCTIkigaiSONE · POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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Positive psychology

a Japanese concept of having something that makes life worth living, measured in surveys and linked prospectively to lower mortality.

In positive psychology, ikigai refers to a Japanese concept of having something that makes life worth living, measured in surveys and linked prospectively to lower mortality. This meaning comes from Sone (2008) in Psychosomatic Medicine.[1]

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References

  1. Sone, T., Nakaya, N., Ohmori, K., Shimazu, T., Higashiguchi, M., Kakizaki, M., Kikuchi, N., Kuriyama, S., & Tsuji, I. (2008). Sense of Life Worth Living (Ikigai) and Mortality in Japan: Ohsaki Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(6), 709-715. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0b013e31817e7e64

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