Associations of Positive Childhood Experiences with Eudaimonic and Hedonic well-being in Young Adults

Rixin Wang (), Tiantian Guo (), Kaixin Zhong (), Chengcheng Li (), Ningzhe Zhu () and Feng Kong ()
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Rixin Wang: Shaanxi Normal University, School of Psychology
Tiantian Guo: Shaanxi Normal University, School of Psychology
Kaixin Zhong: Shaanxi Normal University, School of Psychology
Chengcheng Li: Shaanxi Normal University, School of Psychology
Ningzhe Zhu: Shaanxi Normal University, School of Psychology
Feng Kong: Shaanxi Normal University, School of Psychology

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2025, vol. 26, issue 8, No 9, 17 pages

Abstract: Abstract Prior studies have demonstrated the long-term effect of adverse childhood experiences on well-being in adults, but scarce studies have investigated the relationship between positive childhood experiences on adulthood well-being. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between cumulative positive childhood experiences and well-being in young adulthood using cross-sectional and two-wave longitudinal designs. In Study 1, the path analysis found that cumulative positive childhood experiences were positively related to both eudaimonic and hedonic well-being in young adults at the cross-sectional level (N = 1256). Study 2 further demonstrated that in another sample of young adults, cumulative positive childhood experiences were significantly positively associated with two types of well-being six months later (N=325). Our study provides initial evidence for a positive relationship between cumulative positive childhood experiences and an individual’s long-term well-being. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Keywords: Positive childhood experiences; Eudaimonic well-being; Hedonic well-being; Early adulthood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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