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Résumé
La psychologie évolutionniste a fourni un apport considérable à plusieurs secteurs de recherche en psychologie, incluant la science du bonheur. Certains obstacles à l’atteinte du bonheur sont identifiés : une discordance entre environnements ancestraux et modernes ainsi que des mécanismes psychologiques façonnés par la sélection qui induisent des affects négatifs (par exemple, la jalousie). Par ailleurs, d’autres facteurs psychologiques semblent servir à l’élaboration d’une récompense psychologique, indiquant qu’un problème d’adaptation est ou sera résolu de façon satisfaisante. Finalement, des suggestions sont proposées pour promouvoir les affects positifs et pour favoriser la recherche dans une perspective évolutionniste.
Mots-clés :
- bonheur,
- psychologie évolutionniste,
- bien-être subjectif,
- affect,
- motivation
Abstract
Evolutionary psychology provided important insights into a number of research domains within psychology, including the science of happiness. Some barriers to happiness are identified : discrepancies between modern and ancestral environments and psychological mechanisms that have been shaped by selection to induce subjective distress (by example, jealousy). Few psychological features are hypothesized to serve as psychological reward, signaling that an adaptive problem has been, or is in the process, of being solved successfully. Finally, some suggestions are provided to promote positive affect from an evolutionary perspective and avenues for future research are proposed.
Keywords:
- happiness,
- evolutionary psychology,
- subjective well-being,
- affect,
- motivation
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