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32 - Happiness in Its Many Forms

from Part V - Discrete Emotions at Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2020

By
Peter Warr
Edited by
Liu-Qin Yang ,
Russell Cropanzano ,
Catherine S. Daus  and
Vicente Martínez-Tur
Liu-Qin Yang
Affiliation:
Portland State University
Russell Cropanzano
Affiliation:
University of Colorado
Catherine S. Daus
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Vicente Martínez-Tur
Affiliation:
Universitat de València, Spain
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Summary

Happiness is a core affect – a “neurophysiological state consciously accessible as the simplest raw (non-reflective) feelings evident in moods and emotions,” which is “primitive, universal, and simple, irreducible on the mental plane” (Russell, 2003, p. 148). The label “happiness” is not always applied, and the construct has otherwise been investigated in terms of enjoyment, pleasure, excitement, enthusiasm, comfort, relaxation, and many other positive feelings.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Affect , pp. 426 - 439
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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