HAPPINESS IN HAPPY PEOPLE
This article describes the subjective experience of happy people based on three components of happiness: pleasure, engagement, and meaning. A phenomenological study was conducted with six participants recognized as models of happy people. The content analysis highlights seven conceptions of happiness (it is a choice, it is a matter of personal power, it is in oneself, it does not depend on the circumstances, or on others, it is a quest and it is genetic). Results highlight the determinants of happiness, including genetics, external conditions, hedonic adaptation, personal investment, as well as the components of the PERMA model.