Concept information
Preferred term
hedonic treadmill
Definition
- It is widely assumed that material circumstances strongly affect human happiness. However, as the example of the “poor little rich girl” suggests, objective outcomes and happiness are not perfectly correlated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Hedonic Treadmill]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/hedonic_treadmill
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