caa a22 4500 463248481 CHVBK 20180405153333.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11031-007-9068-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11031-007-9068-7 Curiosity and pathways to well-being and meaning in life: Traits, states, and everyday behaviors [Elektronische Daten] [Todd Kashdan, Michael Steger] This study examined curiosity as a mechanism for achieving and maintaining high levels of well-being and meaning in life. Of primary interest was whether people high in trait curiosity derive greater well-being on days when they are more curious. We also tested whether trait and daily curiosity led to greater, sustainable well-being. Predictions were tested using trait measures and 21 daily diary reports from 97 college students. We found that on days when they are more curious, people high in trait curiosity reported more frequent growth-oriented behaviors, and greater presence of meaning, search for meaning, and life satisfaction. Greater trait curiosity and greater curiosity on a given day also predicted greater persistence of meaning in life from one day into the next. People with greater trait curiosity reported more frequent hedonistic events but they were associated with less pleasure compared to the experiences of people with less trait curiosity. The benefits of hedonistic events did not last beyond the day of their occurrence. As evidence of construct specificity, curiosity effects were not attributable to Big Five personality traits or daily positive or negative mood. Our results provide support for curiosity as an ingredient in the development of well-being and meaning in life. The pattern of findings casts doubt on some distinctions drawn between eudaimonia and hedonic well-being traditions. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 Curiosity nationallicence Happiness nationallicence Meaning in life nationallicence Hedonism nationallicence Pleasure nationallicence Positive emotion nationallicence Kashdan Todd Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MS 3F5, 22030, Fairfax, VA, USA aut Steger Michael University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA aut Motivation and Emotion Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 31/3(2007-09-01), 159-173 0146-7239 31:3<159 2007 31 11031 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-007-9068-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-007-9068-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kashdan Todd Department of Psychology, George Mason University, MS 3F5, 22030, Fairfax, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Steger Michael University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Motivation and Emotion Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 31/3(2007-09-01), 159-173 0146-7239 31:3<159 2007 31 11031 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer