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The research investigates a form of happiness that emerges from generative relations, contrasting traditional theories of well-being.

June 29, 2026Open Access

On the Emergence of Happiness and the Self-Continuation of Generativity

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This analysis reveals an emerging, shared happiness in individuals, indicating a new perspective on well-being.

The research investigates a form of happiness that emerges from generative relations, contrasting traditional theories of well-being.
Analyzed major traditions including joint-attention psychology and psychoanalysis.
Developed a relational ontology framework to articulate the nature of happiness.
Employed dynamical-systems vocabulary to challenge existing notions of happiness.
Identified happiness as an emergence, rooted in generativity rather than lack or static satisfaction.
Demonstrated that shared happiness maintains distinct meaning-worlds that do not merge.
Characterized happiness as a mode of fullness, distinct from lack and stagnant states.

Wanhong HUANG (2026) studied this question.

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