Попсовая концепция Икигай

Ikigai was introduced in Japanese literature by Kamiya (1966) and, although it has no exact translation, it refers to a sense of “life worth living” (Kotera et al., 2021; Weiss et al., 2005), encompassing well-being (Shirai et al., 2006), “purpose in life” or “reason for living” (Mathews, 1996; Mori et al., 2017; Sone et al., 2008). It can be defined as “a feeling obtained by a person who is doing something useful for someone else or society and, consequently, feels that life is worth living” (Fukuzawa et al., 2019, p. 1). However, to date, there is no consensual academic definition of ikigai (Kumano, 2003).