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  • Psychology
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics

Background:

  • Virtue ethics, originating in philosophy, posits that virtue leads to well-being.
  • Contemporary society's lack of consensus on virtues challenges direct application of Aristotelian virtue ethics.
  • Emotion modulation, specifically mentalized affectivity, offers a potential bridge to well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-examine virtue ethics from an Aristotelian perspective in light of modern societal differences.
  • To explore the construct of mentalized affectivity as a pathway to eudaimonistic well-being.
  • To empirically investigate the predictive validity of mentalized affectivity for subjective well-being.

Main Methods:

  • An empirical study was conducted with a sample of 558 adults.
  • The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS) was used to assess emotion regulation.
  • MAS's predictive power for subjective well-being was compared against five related emotion regulation measures.

Main Results:

  • The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS) and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale were the strongest predictors of life satisfaction.
  • Mentalized affectivity components (Identifying and Processing) significantly predicted psychopathology, including anxiety and mood disorders.
  • Mentalized affectivity emerged as a valuable construct for understanding well-being and emotion regulation.

Conclusions:

  • Mentalized affectivity is a promising construct for reconceptualizing virtue ethics in contemporary contexts.
  • Emotion regulation, particularly mentalized affectivity, is strongly linked to subjective well-being and life satisfaction.
  • The Mentalized Affectivity Scale is a valuable tool for research in emotion regulation, well-being, and psychopathology.