the Concept of satisfaction (as opposite to him, "dissatisfaction") is used in many psychological and sociological works and mainly studied from two perspectives – the General psychological and social psychological (or social).
In the framework of the General psychological approach satisfaction is considered either as a state or as a motive is understood as a feeling of pleasure, a state of contentment, of joy felt by a man, wishes and requirements which are satisfied.
the social and socio-psychological approaches considering satisfaction as an evaluation of its conditions, the evaluation of the results of this activity. Since the evaluation is a special case of manifestation of attitude, and satisfaction is considered as one aspect of relationship problems. The understanding of satisfaction as a emotional relationship to something is the most appropriate.
For the substitution of the concept ("satisfaction"), another ("satisfaction") there are grounds. They have much in common both in origin and in function. And about satisfaction and the satisfaction of saying, when it comes:
1) about satisfaction of needs and achievement of goals;
2) the terms of the relationship to something, as both concepts carry.
3) on motivation, as both phenomena can participate in this process as motivators;
4) the elucidation of the mechanisms of formation of satisfaction, which are often replaced with mechanisms of origin of satisfaction.
However, the similarities of the causes and conditions of occurrence of these two phenomena should not obscure fundamental differences in their nature and manifestation.
First difference for whatthey characterize. Satisfaction characterizes a single and often short-term act (completed work, committing the act, the satisfied need). Satisfaction characterizes the long-term events, activities.
Hence the second differences associated with the speed of the formation, and other phenomena: satisfaction occurs after achieving the goal, contentment – only after repeated achievement of the objective when a person is convinced of the high probability and even warranty meet their needs.
Third difference is the duration of both phenomena: satisfaction as the state lasts a relatively short time, contentment the same as the attitude persists for a long time.
Fourth distinction is in the dynamics of the intensity of both phenomena for the case of multiple achievement of the same goal: the experience of satisfaction is becoming weaker and satisfaction, on the contrary, increases.
Already from these differences, it is seen that satisfactionis the dissatisfaction manifests itself as an emotional reaction as the experience of pleasure-displeasure and satisfaction – emotional setting, the attitude.
Fifth distinction is that satisfaction can be tested as at the biological level (e.g., satiety, comfort) and social (pleasure of listening to music, reading books, etc.); satisfaction the social phenomenon only experienced on a personal level.
Sixth distinction is that satisfaction is experienced in different emotional States: joy, glee, organic pleasure, and dissatisfaction – with sadness, the frustration, the disappointment; the satisfaction the same quality is always the same (positive relationship), as well as dissatisfaction, regardless of the characteristics of what they called (jobs, housing, achievements, overall its life).
so, contentment (or dissatisfaction) is a specific psychological phenomenon, distinct from meet (dissatisfaction). Satisfaction can be defined as sustainable long-term positive emotional attitude (installation) of a person for anything arising from repeatedly experienced satisfaction in any sphere of life and activity and expressed in the form of judgment.
Satisfaction can be defined as the positive experience of man, his emotional reaction to perpetrated or committed actions, as well as the incident or the events. Between satisfaction and satisfaction there is a functional relationship, but not identity. Satisfaction is the primary phenomenon, and satisfaction – the secondary.
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