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optimal level of well-being: a standalone construct

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optimal levelof well-being1 CONSTRUCTOptimal level ofOISHI · POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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Positive psychology

the finding that moderately high rather than maximal happiness predicts the best outcomes in areas like income and education, while the happiest do best in relationships.

In positive psychology, optimal level of well-being refers to the finding that moderately high rather than maximal happiness predicts the best outcomes in areas like income and education, while the happiest do best in relationships. This meaning comes from Oishi (2007) in Perspectives on Psychological Science.[1]

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  1. Oishi, S., Diener, E., & Lucas, R. E. (2007). The Optimum Level of Well-Being: Can People Be Too Happy? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2(4), 346-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00048.x

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