Eudaimonic well-being among bank employees in Puducherry

Abstract

The notion of eudaimonia is based on Nicomachean Ethics proposed in the fourth century by Aristotle. Eudemonia refers to living a virtuous life embedded in values. Individuals, tend to have untapped potential which they tend to realize when they strive toward perfection. Eudaimonia is derived from the Greek words eu and daimon which refer to good and spirit respectively. The basic idea of Eudaimonia is that by maximising potential and reaching personal excellence through a virtuous route an individual may strive to be oneself and is defined as the action of the soul in accordance with virtue. Eudaimonia has now emerged as the byword in happiness and well-being research. As stated by Johnston (1997), the distiction of the human being is to be associated with development focussed on a final achievement of one’s exact and greatest nature. Ryan & Deci (2001) through their consolidative review distilled the field of well-being as one related to life satisfaction (hedonia) and the other focussed on human potentials (Eudaimonia). Waterman (1990; 1993), hinted that the daimon is contained of exceptional and collective potentials which when built through quest of personally expressive actions, encourage a feeling of eudaimonic well-being. S put aptly by Waterman, 1993 eudaimonic well-being emphases on individual development and the comprehension of capabilities.