Adaptation of the hedonic and eudaimonic motives for activities-revised (HEMA-R) scale among Russian-speaking respondents

Психологические исследования: электронный научный журнал. 2024. Vol. 17. No. 89. Article 2.

Subasi M., Osin E.

Individual motives significantly influence the pursuit of well-being and its outcomes. Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives for Activities-Revised (HEMA-R) Scale measures eudaimonic, hedonic, hedonic pleasure, and hedonic comfort motives. Hedonic motives include the pursuit of pleasure, enjoyment, fun, relaxation, and comfort. Hedonic pleasure motives refer to the pursuit of enjoyment and fun. Hedonic comfort motives relate to the pursuit of relaxation and comfort-seeking. Eudaimonic motives consist of the pursuit of personal excellence, meaning, authenticity, self-growth, cultivating personal strengths, and valued goals. Although previous research has studied these motives in Western and Eastern context, the current literature is limited to understanding well-being motives in non-Western contexts. This research aimed to investigate well-being motives within a Russian context, which is underrepresented in the literature. Study 1 validates the HEMA-R among Russian-speaking people from different regions of Russia, revealing excellent fit indices in confirmatory factor analyses. Results demonstrate that both two-factor and three-factor solutions of the Russian HEMA-R are viable. Additionally, eudaimonic, hedonic pleasure, and hedonic comfort motives are linked to enhanced well-being outcomes. Study 2 replicates these findings in a larger sample. These findings confirm motive preferences of Russian people and highlight the distinct and complementary roles of these motives in nurturing well-being outcomes.

Keywords: well-being, благополучие, eudaimonia, эвдемония, hedonia, гедония, well-being motives, hedonic comfort, hedonic pleasure, гедонистический комфорт, гедонистическое удовольствие, мотивы благополучия

Publication based on the results of: Existential foundations of life well-being (2024)