Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being for sustainable development in university students: personality traits or acceptance of change?

Annamaria Di Fabio; Letizia Palazzeschi; Antonia Bonfiglio; Alessio Gori; Andrea Svicher

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1180995

Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being for sustainable development in university students: personality traits or acceptance of change?

Front Psychol. 2023 May 15:14:1180995. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1180995. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Annamaria Di Fabio¹, Letizia Palazzeschi¹, Antonia Bonfiglio¹, Alessio Gori², Andrea Svicher³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
² Department of Health Sciences (Psychology Section), University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
³ THE-Tuscany Health Ecosystem Next Generation UE-NRRP, Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

Abstract

Introduction: The psychology of sustainability and sustainable development aims to contribute to the establishment of a culture of sustainability regarding the 2030 Agenda and its 17 sustainable development goals.

Methods: In this framework, this study examined the associations between acceptance of change and well-being (hedonic and eudaimonic sides), controlling for the effects of personality traits, in 284 Italian university students.

Results: Acceptance of change explained additional variance over personality traits regarding hedonic and eudaimonic well-being.

Discussion: Acceptance of change could thus represent a promising well-being resource from the perspective of strength-based prevention, opening future perspectives to face the challenges of sustainable development, particularly concerning Goal 3 of the 2030 Agenda: "Good health and well-being."

Keywords: acceptance of change; eudemonic well-being; good health and well-being; hedonic well-being; personality traits; sustainability; sustainable development.