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Chun S, Lee S, Heo J, Ryu J, Lee KH. Leisure Activity, Leisure Satisfaction, and Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being Among Older Adults With Cancer Experience. Psychol Rep 2024; 127:489-512. [PMID: 35993312 DOI: 10.1177/00332941221123236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Older adults with cancer experience are more likely to encounter a notable reduction of participation in physical and social leisure activities, which may threaten their overall well-being. The purpose of this study was to explore how specific types of leisure activities and leisure satisfaction were linked to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among older adults who had experienced cancer. A nationally representative sample of 2,934 older adults with lifetime cancer experience was retained from the Health and Retirement Study. The results of regression analysis revealed that walking for 20 minutes was reported as the only type of leisure activity related to hedonic well-being for the oldest-old (85+ years old). The current study also found that TV watching was significantly, but negatively associated with eudaimonic well-being for the young-old (50-74 years of age). In contrast, using a computer was positively linked to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among the young-old and old-old (75-84 years of age). The current study made a significant contribution to build the body of knowledge that the different age groups of older adults who had experienced cancer can enhance eudaimonic and hedonic well-being by participating in different types of leisure activities. Implications for further research are discussed.
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- Sanghee Chun
- Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Brock University, Saint Catharines, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Sport Industry Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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- Department of Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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Nawa NE, Yamagishi N. Distinct associations between gratitude, self-esteem, and optimism with subjective and psychological well-being among Japanese individuals. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:130. [PMID: 38454459 PMCID: PMC10918921 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01606-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Mounting evidence suggests that the effectiveness of positive psychology interventions is influenced by a variety of factors, including cultural context. Identifying intervention targets that can effectively contribute to improving individual well-being under these boundary conditions is a crucial step when developing viable interventions. To this end, we examined how gratitude disposition, self-esteem, and optimism relate to the subjective well-being (SWB) and psychological well-being (PWB) of Japanese individuals. METHODS Multivariate regression analysis was employed to quantify the unique relationships between the three potential intervention targets and both SWB and PWB, while accounting for the influence of other variables. Participants (N = 71) also engaged in a 4-week experience sampling study to explore how gratitude, self-esteem and optimism shape the link between momentary affective states in everyday life and evaluations of day satisfaction. RESULTS Multivariate regression analysis revealed that self-esteem was predominantly more strongly associated with SWB compared to gratitude disposition, whereas gratitude disposition was more strongly associated with the PWB dimensions, particularly personal growth, positive relations with others and purpose in life. Experience sampling data indicated that while both gratitude disposition and self-esteem moderated the association between momentary positive affect and day satisfaction evaluations, they did so in opposite ways; greater gratitude disposition strengthened the association, while greater self-esteem weakened it. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the current results suggest that while gratitude, self-esteem, and optimism influence individual well-being as a whole, they likely play distinct roles in facilitating SWB and PWB in the studied cohort.
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- Norberto Eiji Nawa
- Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Advanced ICT Research Institute, 1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
- Graduate School of Frontiers Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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- Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Advanced ICT Research Institute, 1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-8570, Japan
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Liao T, Yin Y, Hu X, Tang S, Shim Y. The relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being in Chinese university students: the mediating roles of perceived health, social support and self-esteem. Front Sports Act Living 2023; 5:1280404. [PMID: 37953863 PMCID: PMC10634428 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1280404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Purpose The intent of this paper is to understand the effect of Physical Activity on university students' Subjective Well-being and to explore whether Perceived Health, Social Support, and Self-esteem play roles as mediating variables. Methods Self-reported data from 404 college students (147 males and 257 females) were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The relationships between the study variables were tested by mediation models and 5,000 bootstrap samples using AMOS version 24. Results (1) The six hypotheses were supported in the measurement model in the results (P < 0.05). Physical Activity was related to Social Support, Perceived Health, and to Self-esteem; Social Support, Perceived Health, and Self-esteem were all related to Subjective Well-being. However, the direct positive effect of Physical Activity gradually decreased in the order of Self-esteem, Social Support, and Perceived Health. The direct effect of Perceived Health, Social Support, and Self-esteem on Subjective Well-being also decreased sequentially. (2) In the Structural Equation Model (χ2 = 825.451, p < 0.001, df = 455, CMIN/df = 1.814, CFI = 0.942, RMSEA = 0.045), the three hypotheses of mediation were supported (P < 0.05), showing positive indirect effects between Physical Activity and Subjective Well-being. Of the three mediating effects, Social Support and Self-esteem were not different, and the mediating effect of Perceived Health showed the largest impact. This indicates that Social Support, Perceived Health, and Self-esteem mediate the effects of Physical Activity, and Subjective Well-being regulation has positive indirect effects. Conclusion This study demonstrates the importance of meeting the needs of Social Support, Perceived Health, and Self-esteem when designing interventions to promote college students' sports participation to enhance Subjective Well-being.
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- Tianzhi Liao
- Department of Sports Science, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Sports Sociology, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Sports Science, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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Padmanabhanunni A, Pretorius TB, Isaacs SA. Satisfied with Life? The Protective Function of Life Satisfaction in the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Negative Mental Health Outcomes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6777. [PMID: 37754636 PMCID: PMC10530804 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20186777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Life satisfaction is a key index of well-being, yet few studies have examined its role as a protective factor in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study expands the research in this area through an examination of the role of life satisfaction in the relationship between perceived stress and negative indices of mental health. Participants were university students (N = 322) who completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and short forms of the trait scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Center for Epidemiological Depression Scale, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The results indicate that life satisfaction had a health-sustaining effect on indices of well-being. It also moderated the relationship between perceived stress, on the one hand, and anxiety and hopelessness, on the other hand. Further, life satisfaction played a partial mediating role in the relationship between perceived stress and indices of mental health. The findings suggest that life satisfaction could be a protective factor in the context of stressful life events. Cultivating life satisfaction through mindfulness training and the enhancement of gratitude could potentially sustain mental health.
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- Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7530, South Africa; (A.P.); (S.A.I.)
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Wang H, Gai X, Li S. Development and Validation of the Youth Purpose Orientation Scale Among Chinese Sample. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2022; 15:3485-3496. [PMID: 36479528 PMCID: PMC9721123 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s377052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Purpose orientation has an important impact on the development of adolescence. An effective instrument is needed to describe the purpose orientation of youth. The aim of this research is to develop a reliable and valid scale to measure life purpose orientations of youth. METHODS Study 1 established a preliminary pool of items based on a literature review, an open-form questionnaire, and some expert opinions. Study 2 used exploratory factor analysis and performed internal consistency and reliability tests. The sample consisted of 442 young Chinese students, divided into males (49.3%) and females (50.7%) with an age range of 13 to 22 years. Study 3 performed confirmatory factor analysis and tested the scale's calibration validity and test-retest reliability. The confirmatory sample comprised 91,635 young Chinese students, divided into males (43.2%) and females (56.5%) with an age range of 12 to 23 years. The calibration validity sample consisted of 572 participants, aged 12 to 22. The test-retest reliability sample consisted of 200 participants. RESULTS Through exploratory factor analysis, the four-factor structure revealed contains personal growth, social promotion, family well-being, and personal well-being purpose orientations. This four factor-structure revealed a 65.26% cumulative variance. The four factors' alpha reliability was 0.89 for personal growth, 0.87 for social promotion, 0.86 for family well-being, and 0.87 for personal well-being, respectively. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fitting index had a good four-factor structure. The calibration validity and test-retest reliability were acceptable. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrated that the 19-item findings demonstrated that the Youth Purpose Orientation Scale is a valid and reliable measure. In future research, it can be used to measure purpose orientation in youth.
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- Hong Wang
- School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
- Research Center of Mental Health Education in Northeast Normal University, Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Science in Universities in Jilin Province, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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Weiguo Z, Wen D, Qingtian L, Xinning W, Ming Z. Compared with Him or Her, I Am Not Good Enough: How to Alleviate Depression Due to Upward Social Comparison? THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 156:512-534. [PMID: 35981236 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2022.2101421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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The present study primarily aims to examine the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the moderating role of personal growth initiative (PGI) in the relationship between upward social comparison and senior high school students' depression and to explore the gender difference in this association. A total of 721 Chinese senior high school students (61.16% boys; M = 16.21 years, SD = 1.07) completed measures of upward social comparison, core self-evaluation, personal growth initiative, and depression. Results showed a significant positive correlation between upward social comparison and depression. Core self-evaluation partially mediated this association, and a gender difference in the indirect effect was revealed; that is, the effect was shown to be stronger for girls than for boys. Moreover, for boys, the mediating effect of core self-evaluation was moderated by PGI, and the effect was more potent for individuals with high PGI than for those with low PGI. However, no moderating effect of PGI on the indirect effect was found for girls. These findings suggest that prevention and interventions focusing on reducing upward social comparison and enhancing core self-evaluation may alleviate adolescents' depression symptoms and that more attention should be given to girls with low core self-evaluation and boys with high PGI.
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Shi H, Zhao H, Ren Z, He M, Li Y, Pu Y, Li X, Wang S, Cui L, Zhao J, Liu H, Zhang X. Factors Associated with Subjective Well-Being of Chinese Adolescents Aged 10-15: Based on China Family Panel Studies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19126962. [PMID: 35742212 PMCID: PMC9222932 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19126962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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(1) Background: This study aimed to explore the factors associated with the subjective well-being (SWB) of Chinese adolescents from a more comprehensive perspective and to analyze the importance of its influencing factors. (2) Methods: Obtained from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2018, the research data involved 2316 adolescents aged 10–15. By using the Chi-square test, t-test and binary logistic regression, we investigated the associations of individual-, family- and community-level factors with SWB in Chinese adolescents. To explore the rank of the influencing factors of SWB, the random forest model was set up. (3) Results: In individual-level factors, girls, who were adolescents with higher academic performance and school satisfaction, with the habit of midday napping and reading books, and with higher self-esteem, had a higher SWB. In family-level factors, mothers living at home resulted in a higher SWB, while quarrelling with their parents led to low SWB. In community-level factors, adolescents with better social relationships, social trust and who were better at telling their troubles to others had a higher SWB. Based on the random forest model, the importance degree was ranked, and the top five were decided, including self-esteem (89.949), social relations (43.457), academic performance (31.971), school satisfaction (27.651) and quarrelling with parents (19.026). (4) Conclusions: Self-esteem, social relations, academic performance, school satisfaction and quarrelling with parents are all important variables that are related to the SWB of Chinese adolescents.
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- Hong Shi
- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (H.S.); (H.Z.); (Z.R.); (M.H.); (Y.L.); (Y.P.); (X.L.); (S.W.); (L.C.); (J.Z.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-431-8561-9442
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Reybrouck M, Eerola T. Musical Enjoyment and Reward: From Hedonic Pleasure to Eudaimonic Listening. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12050154. [PMID: 35621451 PMCID: PMC9137732 DOI: 10.3390/bs12050154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This article is a hypothesis and theory paper. It elaborates on the possible relation between music as a stimulus and its possible effects, with a focus on the question of why listeners are experiencing pleasure and reward. Though it is tempting to seek for a causal relationship, this has proven to be elusive given the many intermediary variables that intervene between the actual impingement on the senses and the reactions/responses by the listener. A distinction can be made, however, between three elements: (i) an objective description of the acoustic features of the music and their possible role as elicitors; (ii) a description of the possible modulating factors—both external/exogenous and internal/endogenous ones; and (iii) a continuous and real-time description of the responses by the listener, both in terms of their psychological reactions and their physiological correlates. Music listening, in this broadened view, can be considered as a multivariate phenomenon of biological, psychological, and cultural factors that, together, shape the overall, full-fledged experience. In addition to an overview of the current and extant research on musical enjoyment and reward, we draw attention to some key methodological problems that still complicate a full description of the musical experience. We further elaborate on how listening may entail both adaptive and maladaptive ways of coping with the sounds, with the former allowing a gentle transition from mere hedonic pleasure to eudaimonic enjoyment.
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- Mark Reybrouck
- Musicology Research Group, Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven—University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music (IPEM), 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Music, Durham University, Durham DH1 3RL, UK;
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Social trust more strongly associated with well-being in individualistic societies. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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of Interdependent Happiness Focusing on the Role of Social Capital: Empirical Insight From Japan
1. JAPANESE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jpr.12415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Clarifying the associations among belongingness, setting life goals, need satisfaction and positive orientations: The model testing in accordance with the attachment styles. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-019-00587-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In the Shadows of Cancer. Leisure and Subjective Wellbeing of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Patients in Honduras, Nicaragua and Portugal. WOMEN 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/women1040025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In contemporary societies, a significant proportion of women will be affected by breast or ovarian cancer over the course of their lives. Dealing with illness is known to impact profoundly on the general quality of life of women, but this assessment is usually made in clinical terms, and less attention is given to the social determinants of quality of life for cancer patients, and to the implications of cancer for their subjective wellbeing. In this article, we specifically discuss the impact of being engaged in a leisure activity for the subjective wellbeing of women experiencing breast or ovarian cancer. Based on an exploratory comparative study among Honduras, Nicaragua and Portugal, we analyze the influence of leisure engagement, country of residence, treatment and social support for the subjective wellbeing of women dealing with cancer, proposing a discussion on the intersections of wellbeing, leisure and illness. The research was supported by a survey applied to 128 women diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer. Significant relationships were found amongst subjective wellbeing, leisure engagement, country and support from patients’ associations. Results highlight the need to consider the effects of leisure among cancer patients, and the importance of institutionalized support to improve their quality of life.
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A Path Analytic Model Exploration of Determinants of Happiness of Older Adults in Abu Dhabi. AGEING INTERNATIONAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12126-021-09463-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AbstractThe objective of the study was to identify the factors associated with the subjective well-being of older adults in Abu Dhabi when happiness is taken as the dependent variable. In the present research, a framework based on theoretical models was developed in which older adult’s happiness was seen in a synergistic relationship and was associated with many other variables related to various domains in the social system. The sample consisted of 1,004 older adults aged 60 and above, who participated in the First Abu Dhabi General Social Survey administered in 2018. Many subjective well-being variables were considered. Path analysis was used to develop a model that incorporated the five following variables directly affecting the happiness of older adults: housing satisfaction, satisfaction with family life, satisfaction with friendships, life satisfaction, satisfaction with surrounding environment, and some psychological feelings. The study highlighted all direct and indirect associations. Further analysis of variance revealed the associations of gender, marital status, and education attainment. Implications of the study were highlighted along with future research directions.
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Haas BW, Omura K. Cultural Differences in Susceptibility to the End of History Illusion. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN 2021; 48:1331-1348. [PMID: 34384297 DOI: 10.1177/01461672211036873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The End of History Illusion (EoHI) is the tendency to report that a greater amount of change occurred in the past than is predicted to occur in the future. We investigated if cultural differences exist in the magnitude of the EoHI for self-reported life satisfaction and personality traits. We found an effect of culture such that the difference between reported past and predicted future change was greater for U.S. Americans than Japanese, and that individual differences in two aspects of the self (self-esteem and self-concept clarity) mediated the link between culture and the magnitude of the EoHI. We also found a robust cultural difference in perceptions of past change; U.S. Americans tended to think about the past more negatively than their Japanese counterparts. These findings yield new insight onto the link between cultural context and the way people remember the past and imagine the future.
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Vishkin A, Horenczyk G, Ben-Nun Bloom P. A motivational framework of acculturation. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2267. [PMID: 34165253 PMCID: PMC8413784 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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A key distinction in motivational processes is between motivations and the means for pursuing motivations. Despite being a motivated process, existing models of acculturation do not make this distinction, neither empirically nor theoretically. A motivational framework that is informed by theories of goal constructs to understand the process of acculturation is proposed. This model is tested in two distinct samples comprising immigrants from the former Soviet Union to Israel (N = 239) as well as immigrants from Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh to Britain (N = 236). Results revealed that the motivation to preserve one's heritage culture and the motivation to adopt one's host culture were each uniquely associated with the respective means for doing so. Furthermore, outcomes in acculturation were determined by the match between acculturation motivations and acculturation means. These findings demonstrate the theoretical and practical implications of analyzing the process of acculturation using a motivational framework.
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- Allon Vishkin
- Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 500 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- Department of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel
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- Department of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel
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Drüge M, Schladitz S, Wirtz MA, Schleider K. Psychosocial Burden and Strains of Pedagogues-Using the Job Demands-Resources Theory to Predict Burnout, Job Satisfaction, General State of Health, and Life Satisfaction. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18157921. [PMID: 34360214 PMCID: PMC8345630 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The current study examines the Job Demands-Resources theory among pedagogical professionals. A total of 466 pedagogues (n = 227 teachers; n = 239 social workers) completed the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire online. After testing the questionnaire structure using confirmatory factor analysis, a JD-R-based prediction model to predict effects of strains on the outcome constructs of burnout, job satisfaction, general state of health, and life satisfaction was estimated. The results confirm the questionnaire structure (RMSEA= 0.038; CFI = 0.94) as well as the fit of the prediction model (RMSEA = 0.039; CFI = 0.93). The outcome constructs could be predicted by emotional demands, work-privacy conflict, role conflicts, influence at work, scope for decision making, and opportunities for development (0.41 ≤ R² ≤ 0.57). Especially for life satisfaction, a moderator analysis proved the differences between teachers and social workers in the structure of the prediction model. For teachers, quantitative demands and work-privacy conflict are predictive, and for social workers, role conflicts and burnout are predictive. The study offers starting points for job-related measures of prevention and intervention.
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- Marie Drüge
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
- Correspondence: (M.D.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of Education Freiburg, 79117 Freiburg, Germany;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Education Freiburg, 79117 Freiburg, Germany;
- Correspondence: (M.D.); (K.S.)
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Kulik L, Liberman G. Daily hassles in the family-work system and life satisfaction: the moderating effect of sexual satisfaction. SEXUAL AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2019.1599105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Liat Kulik
- School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Data-Graph, Holon, Israel
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- School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Data-Graph, Holon, Israel
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Bi S, Stevens GWJM, Maes M, Boer M, Delaruelle K, Eriksson C, Brooks FM, Tesler R, van der Schuur WA, Finkenauer C. Perceived Social Support from Different Sources and Adolescent Life Satisfaction Across 42 Countries/Regions: The Moderating Role of National-Level Generalized Trust. J Youth Adolesc 2021; 50:1384-1409. [PMID: 33991276 PMCID: PMC8219544 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-021-01441-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Although previous research established a positive association between perceived social support and adolescent life satisfaction, little is known about the relative importance of different sources of support for adolescent life satisfaction and cross-country variations in this respect. Using large-scale representative samples from the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, this study examined to what extent the association between social support and life satisfaction in early adolescence varied across different social sources and countries. Also, it examined whether cross-country variations are explained by national-level generalized trust, a sociocultural factor that shapes adolescent socialization. National-level data were linked to data from 183,918 early adolescents (Mage = 13.56, SD = 1.63, 52% girls) from 42 European and North American countries/regions obtained from HBSC. Multilevel regression analyses yielded a positive association between support from different sources and life satisfaction. The strongest associations were found for support from families, followed by teachers and classmates, and weakest for support from friends. Associations varied across different countries/regions. National-level trust amplified the association between perceived classmate support and adolescent life satisfaction. The revealed cross-country differences open avenues for future cross-cultural research on explanations for cross-cultural differences in the association between social support from different sources and life satisfaction in early adolescence.
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- Shanshan Bi
- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of School Psychology and Development in Context, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Egmontstraat 5, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Korte Meer 5, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Sveavägen 160, SE, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Health Systems Management, Ariel University, Ariel, Ramat HaGolan St 65, Israel
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ng W, Tov W, Veenhoven R, Rothmann S, Chambel MJ, Chen S, Cole ML, Consiglio C, Costantini A, Datu JAD, Di Blasi Z, Gumbau SL, Huber A, Kelders SM, Klibert J, Knoop HH, Mayer CH, Nel M, Salanova M, Schotanus-Dijkstra M, Shankland R, Shimazu A, Ten Klooster PM, Vera M, Zondervan-Zwijnenburg MAJ, van Zyl LE. In Memory of Edward Diener: Reflections on His Career, Contributions and the Science of Happiness. Front Psychol 2021; 12:706447. [PMID: 34054680 PMCID: PMC8160455 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- Weiting Ng
- School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organization, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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- Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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- Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.,Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- College of Business and Information Technology, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Special Education and Counselling and Integrated Centre for Wellbeing, The Education University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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- School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Centre for eHealth and Wellbeing Research, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States
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- Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.,Danish School of Education - General Education, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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- WANT Research Team, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
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- DIPHE, Department of Psychology, Education and Vulnerabilities, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Lyon, France
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- Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Endo, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Centre for eHealth and Wellbeing Research, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Education and Social Psychology, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
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- Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.,Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands.,Department of Human Resource Management, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.,Department of Social Psychology, Institut Für Psychologie, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Happy just because. A cross-cultural study on subjective wellbeing in three Indigenous societies. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251551. [PMID: 33984063 PMCID: PMC8118246 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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While cross-cultural research on subjective well-being and its multiple drivers is growing, the study of happiness among Indigenous peoples continues to be under-represented in the literature. In this work, we measure life satisfaction through open-ended questionnaires to explore levels and drivers of subjective well-being among 474 adults in three Indigenous societies across the tropics: the Tsimane’ in Bolivian lowland Amazonia, the Baka in southeastern Cameroon, and the Punan in Indonesian Borneo. We found that life satisfaction levels in the three studied societies are slightly above neutral, suggesting that most people in the sample consider themselves as moderately happy. We also found that respondents provided explanations mostly when their satisfaction with life was negative, as if moderate happiness was the normal state and explanations were only needed when reporting a different life satisfaction level due to some exceptionally good or bad occurrence. Finally, we also found that issues related to health and–to a lesser extent–social life were the more prominent explanations for life satisfaction. Our research not only highlights the importance to understand, appreciate and respect Indigenous peoples’ own perspectives and insights on subjective well-being, but also suggests that the greatest gains in subjective well-being might be achieved by alleviating the factors that tend to make people unhappy.
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Ghazzawi R, Bender M, Daouk-Öyry L, van de Vijver FJR, Chasiotis A. Job crafting mediates the relation between creativity, personality, job autonomy and well-being in Lebanese nurses. J Nurs Manag 2021; 29:2163-2174. [PMID: 33960053 PMCID: PMC8596648 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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AIM To better understand the functionality of job crafting and its relationship with personality and job autonomy in the context of non-Western health care as an adaptive problem-solving work behaviour that is related to creativity. BACKGROUND Job crafting could be a strategy nurses use to solve problems as health care organisations become more unpredictable. METHODS This cross-sectional study sampled 547 nurses from seven hospitals in Lebanon. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). RESULTS The job crafting dimensions of increasing structural job resources and increasing challenging job demands partially mediated the relationship between creativity and subjective well-being, and they fully mediated the relationship between job autonomy and subjective well-being. Creativity, job autonomy, and agreeableness were related to the approach job crafting dimensions, and two of these job crafting dimensions were in turn related to subjective well-being. CONCLUSION Creative nurses tend to job craft more and this is associated with their subjective well-being. Nurses high on extraversion and emotional stability experienced higher subjective well-being. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Nursing administration and leaders may want to create an environment fostering creativity and encouraging approach-oriented job crafting.
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- Rawan Ghazzawi
- Department of Social Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.,Evidence-Based Healthcare Management Unit, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Social Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.,Gratia Christian College, Hong Kong, China
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- Evidence-Based Healthcare Management Unit, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.,Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.,Department of Culture Studies, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.,Workwell Unit, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.,School of Psychology, Higher School of Economics, International Laboratory for Socio Cultural Research, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Truong TH, Kim NT, Nguyen MNT, Do DL, Nguyen HT, Le TT, Le HA. Quality of life and health status of hospitalized adults with congenital heart disease in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:229. [PMID: 33947343 PMCID: PMC8097946 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02026-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the quality of life (QOL) and health status of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) in developing countries. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the QOL and health status of hospitalized adults with CHD in Vietnam and investigate the association between QOL and their biological-social characteristics. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 109 adults with CHD, hospitalized in the Vietnam National Heart Institute, between June and December 2019. Validated instruments to assess QOL and health status describing patient-reported outcomes were used, including the EuroQOL-5 Dimensions-5 Level, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. RESULTS The mean scores on the EuroQOL-descriptive system (EQ-DS) and EuroQOL visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) were 0.792 (SD = 0.122, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.769-0.815) and 66.3 (SD = 12.5, 95% CI 63.9-68.7), respectively. A total of 9.2% (n = 9) patients experienced life dissatisfaction. The prevalence of anxiety and depression were 18.7% (n = 20) and 11% (n = 12), respectively. Scores of QOL in patients aged > 30 years were lower than in those aged ≤ 30 years. Stratified multivariate logistic regression revealed that poor QOL related to being unemployed/unstable employment (OR 4.43, 95% CI 1.71-11.47, p = 0.002), life dissatisfaction associated with unmarried status (OR 4.63, 95% CI 1.2-17.86, p = 0.026), anxiety regarding unemployment/unstable employment (OR 3.88, 95% CI 1.27-11.84, p = 0.017) and complex CHD/PAH (OR 4.84, 95% CI 1.33-17.54, p = 0.016), and depression regarding unemployment/unstable employment (OR 4.63, 95% CI 1.22-17.59, p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS Reduced QOL and elevated psychological problems were common experiences among hospitalized adults with CHD in Vietnam. Biological-social characteristics such as unmarried status, unemployment/unstable employment, and complex CHD/PAH related to poor QOL, life dissatisfaction, anxiety, and depression.
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- Thanh-Huong Truong
- Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
- Department of Cardiology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
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- Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
- Department of Cardiology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
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- Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
- Department of Cardiology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
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- Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
- Department of Cardiology, Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
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- Thanh Nhan Hospital, 42 Thanh Nhan Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
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- Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, 78 Giai Phong Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, 144 Xuan Thuy Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, 100000 Vietnam
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Bojanowska A, Piotrowski K. Two levels of personality: Temperament and values and their effects on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-018-0043-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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AbstractAccording to McAdams and Pals, American Psychologist, 61(3), 204-217 (2006), personality is not only expressed through traits but also through characteristic adaptations, including values. In the present study we analyze how two aspects of personality - temperament traits (Strelau 2008) and values (Schwartz 2007) - are related to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Earlier studies showed that temperament is linked to hedonic well-being, but the links between values and hedonic well-being are unclear. There is only little data on how traits and values are linked to eudaimonic well-being. We hypothesised that traits predict hedonic well-being, while values predict eudaimonic well-being because the roots of eudaimonia require the realization of one’s potential that may be achieved through realization of value related goals, while hedonic well-being is more closely linked to stable differences in emotionality. 130 adults reported on their temperament, values, hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. We conducted hierarchical regressions for each well-being component. All components of hedonic well-being (positive affect, negative affect and satisfaction) were predicted by temperament only, while eudaimonic well-being was predicted by temperament and by value dimensions: positively by Openness to change, Self-transcendence, Conservation and negatively by Self-enhancement. This shows that mechanisms governing the experience of well-being are attached to at least two levels of personality - one stable and partly linked to human biology and the other to a culturally determined set of individual values. It also shows that the experience of eudaimonia relies on culturally acquired values, while hedonia may be determined more by temperamental dimensions.
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The Behavioural Paths to Wellbeing: An Exploratory Study to Distinguish Between Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing From an Activity Perspective. JOURNAL OF PACIFIC RIM PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1017/prp.2017.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Hedonic wellbeing and eudaimonic wellbeing are two prevailing approaches to wellbeing. However, remarkably little research has distinguished them from an activity perspective; the knowledge of behavioural paths for achieving these two wellbeings is poor. This study first clarified the behavioural contents of the two approaches through a bottom-up method and then analysed the representativeness of activities to indicate to what extent activities contributed to wellness. We found that the paths to hedonic wellbeing and eudaimonic wellbeing overlapped and differed from each other. Furthermore, this study explained why hedonic activity differed from eudaimonic activity by analysing activity characteristics. We found that people reported higher frequency, sensory experience, and affective experience in hedonic activity, whereas they reported higher intellectual experience, behavioural experience, and spiritual experience in eudaimonic activity. Finally, we explored the behavioural pattern of wellbeing pursuit in both an unthreatening situation and a threatening situation. We found that the overlap between the two approaches increased in the threatening situation. Moreover, people in the threatening situation tended to score lower on all characteristics except frequency relative to those in the unthreatening situation. It seemed that the behavioural pattern in the threatening situation was less effective than its equivalent in the unthreatening situation.
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Hofer J, Chasiotis A, Campos D. Congruence between social values and implicit motives: effects on life satisfaction across three cultures. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/per.590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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This study examines the relationship between implicit motives for intimacy‐affiliation and power, explicit value orientations, and life satisfaction. The Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Schwartz Value Survey, and a bias‐free TAT‐type picture‐story‐test were administered to 319 adult participants in Cameroon, Costa Rica, and Germany. The stories were coded for motive imagery reflecting needs for intimacy‐affiliation and power. Based on motives associated with the domain intimacy‐affiliation, the results revealed that an alignment of implicit motives and self‐attributed values is associated with an enhanced life satisfaction across cultures. In contrast, no such relationship could be found for motives and values associated with the domain of power. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Zhou Z, Shek DTL, Zhu X. The Importance of Positive Youth Development Attributes to Life Satisfaction and Hopelessness in Mainland Chinese Adolescents. Front Psychol 2020; 11:553313. [PMID: 33101126 PMCID: PMC7554621 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.553313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In contrast to mainstream theories focusing on adolescent developmental deficits, the positive youth development (PYD) approach highlights adolescent developmental plasticity and potentials. There are rich empirical research and review studies showing that PYD attributes promote adolescent well-being. However, the existing literature shows several limitations. First, while there are many Western studies, Chinese studies are sparse, particularly studies in mainland China. Second, most PYD studies are cross-sectional studies with data collected at one single time point. Third, researchers in different Chinese contexts seldom employed validated Chinese scales assessing different domains of PYD attributes. Fourth, few studies have examined the relationships between PYD attributes (measures of eudaimonic well-being) and life satisfaction (measure of hedonic well-being) and hopelessness (measure of negative well-being) in a single study. Finally, the role of life satisfaction or hopelessness as a mediator of the relationship between PYD attributes and psychological well-being is unclear. To explore the importance of PYD attributes to Chinese adolescent psychological well-being, we conducted a longitudinal study with two waves of data collected from junior high school students in mainland China (N = 2,648). At both times, validated measures of PYD attributes, life satisfaction, and hopelessness were employed. Results showed that PYD attributes concurrently and longitudinally predicted life satisfaction and hopelessness with small effect sizes. Cross-lagged panel analyses showed that while Wave 2 life satisfaction did not serve as a mediator of the relationship between Wave 1 PYD attributes and Wave 2 hopelessness, Wave 2 hopelessness served as a mediator of the link from Wave 1 PYD attributes to Wave 2 life satisfaction. In view of the paucity of research findings in this area, the present findings clarify the association between PYD attributes and hedonic well-being (indexed by life satisfaction) and negative psychological well-being (indexed by hopelessness) in Chinese adolescents.
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- Zheng Zhou
- Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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Boileau L, Gaudreau P, Gareau A, Chamandy M. Some days are more satisfying than others: A daily-diary study on optimism, pessimism, coping, and academic satisfaction. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 91:46-62. [PMID: 32237122 DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Feelings of satisfaction fluctuate across time and situations, and focusing on within-person experiences opens up the door to a better understanding of the daily lives of university students. AIMS Our overarching goal was to situate academic satisfaction not only as a relatively enduring characteristic but also as a transient state that fluctuates across days in the lives of student. In the present study, we explored how optimism and pessimism related to inter-individual differences in academic satisfaction. We also investigated the association between coping and academic satisfaction at both the between- and within-person levels. SAMPLE A sample of 235 undergraduate students (Mage = 19.14) participated in this study. METHOD Students completed baseline measures of optimism and pessimism. They were then asked to complete daily-diary measures of academic coping strategies and academic satisfaction during six consecutive days. RESULTS At the between-person level, results from multilevel mediation analyses demonstrated that optimism was associated with greater academic satisfaction and that task-oriented coping was a significant mediator of this association. At the within-person level, our analyses revealed that the daily satisfaction of students varies according to the coping strategies used on those specific days. Almost half of the variance in academic satisfaction can be attributable to daily fluctuations. CONCLUSIONS This source of within-person variance is non-negligible and supports the need to also conceive academic satisfaction as a question of when. These findings illustrate the importance of considering the role of personality and daily coping to better conceptualize and understand academic satisfaction of university students.
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WATANABE K, IMAMURA K, INOUE A, OTSUKA Y, SHIMAZU A, EGUCHI H, ADACHI H, SAKURAYA A, KOBAYASHI Y, ARIMA H, KAWAKAMI N. Measuring eudemonic well-being at work: a validation study for the 24-item the University of Tokyo Occupational Mental Health (TOMH) well-being scale among Japanese workers. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2020; 58:107-131. [PMID: 31366851 PMCID: PMC7118063 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2019-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Although the eudemonic perspective seems to be a promising in considering vocational identity among working population, well-being at work has been discussed primarily in terms of subjective/hedonic well-being. This study aimed to develop a new tool to measure eudemonic well-being at work (The University of Tokyo Occupational Mental Health [TOMH] well-being 24 scale)and investigate its validity in a collectivist culture. Two online surveys were conducted with a total of 1,760 workers in Japan. We created 89 potential items from existing scales. An exploratory factor analysis indicated eight factors for the dimensions of measurement. After item selection based on item response theory, the factor structure with three items from each of the eight dimensions indicated an excellent fit for another sample. Cronbach's α and intra-class coefficients ranged from 0.671 to 0.845. The scores of the tool were more strongly associated with subjective well-being in the work context rather than well-being in general. In addition, the participants in the group demonstrating a higher risk for mental illness and a more stressful work environment indicated significantly lower scores, even after adjusting for general eudemonic well-being. The new measurement may be useful both for academic and practical applications for measuring eudemonic well-being at work, independent from general eudemonic well-being.
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- Kazuhiro WATANABE
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The
University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The
University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of
Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of
Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The
University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Tokyo Women’s Medical
University, Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The
University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The
University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The
University of Tokyo, Japan
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Ebner K, Soucek R, Kauffeld S. Incongruities between values, motives, and skills: exploring negative effects of self-exploration in career coaching. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2020.1742286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Katharina Ebner
- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, School of Business, Economics and Society, Chair of Business and Social Psychology, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, School of Business, Economics and Society, Chair of Business and Social Psychology, Nuremberg, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Psychology, Chair of Industrial/Organizational and Social Psychology, Nuremberg, Germany
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Management Characteristics as Determinants of Employee Creativity: The Mediating Role of Employee Job Satisfaction. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12051948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose/Research Question: Managers of organizations play a significant role in promoting sustainability by enhancing employee job satisfaction and employee creativity. Despite the number of studies on employee job satisfaction, much remains unknown regarding the mediating role of employee job satisfaction in the relationship between management characteristics (such as supervisor humility and abusive supervision) and employee creativity. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate how the links between supervisor humility, abusive supervision, and employee creativity are mediated by employee job satisfaction. Design/Methodology: We collected data from 352 highly skilled employees of manufacturing organizations in the Republic of Korea by conducting an online survey. A structural equation modeling procedure was used to evaluate the validity of the proposed hypotheses. Findings/Results: The results demonstrated that supervisor humility is positively related to employee job satisfaction, while abusive supervision is negatively related to employee job satisfaction. The findings also indicated that employee job satisfaction mediates the relationships between supervisor humility, abusive supervision, and employee creativity. Originality/Value: This work is the first to evaluate employee job satisfaction as a mediator of the link between characteristics of management (such as supervisor humility and abusive supervision) and employee creativity.
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Watanabe K, Kawakami N, Nishi D. Association between personal values in adolescence and mental health and well-being in adulthood: a cross-cultural study of working populations in Japan and the United States. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2020; 19:7. [PMID: 32071611 PMCID: PMC7014643 DOI: 10.1186/s12991-020-0260-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND For promoting mental health and well-being of individuals, it is important to investigate its association with personal values. However, in Eastern Asian countries, no study has yet investigated the association between personal values in adolescence and mental health and well-being in adulthood. To fill that research gap, we conducted a cross-sectional study based on two online surveys of working populations in Japan and the United States. METHODS A total of 516 workers from each of the two countries, aged 30-49 years, completed a questionnaire that measured personal values in adolescence, current psychological distress, health-related quality of life, and subjective well-being (satisfaction and happiness). Personal values were measured by items based on Schwartz's theory of basic values and people's commitment to those ten values. Multiple group path analysis was performed to examine the associations between personal values in adolescence and health-related outcomes, grouped by country. RESULTS Care, graduating from school, and commitment to values were associated with better mental health and well-being in Japanese participants. Belief and challenging were associated with better mental health and well-being in US participants. On the other hand, financial success was associated with poor mental health and well-being in Japanese participants. Avoiding causing trouble and positive evaluation were associated with poor mental health and well-being in the US participants. CONCLUSIONS Certain personal values and commitment to those values in adolescence may be associated with mental health and well-being in adulthood. To address the limitations of this study, future studies should use a longitudinal design and investigate the interactions among the types of personal values and commitment to the values.
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- Kazuhiro Watanabe
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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Chang EC, Yang H, Yi S, Xie F, Liu J, Ren H, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Wu R, Lin Y, Li M, Wu K, Ip K, Lucas AG, Chang OD. Is personal growth initiative associated with later life satisfaction in Chinese college students? A 15‐week prospective analysis. ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Edward C. Chang
- Department of Psychology University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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- Beijing Normal University Beijing China
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- Beijing Normal University Beijing China
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- DePaul University Chicago Illinois USA
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- Department of Psychology University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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- Department of Psychology University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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- Department of Psychology University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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- Department of Psychology University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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Jarden RJ, Sandham M, Siegert RJ, Koziol-McLain J. Conceptual model for intensive care nurse work well-being: A qualitative secondary analysis. Nurs Crit Care 2019; 25:74-83. [PMID: 31755169 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND There had been little focus on the well-being of intensive care nurses until a recent programme of research found work well-being to be best described as a collection of elements, a multifaceted construct. Strengtheners of intensive care nurses' work well-being were found to extend across individual, relational, and organizational resources. Actions such as simplifying their lives, giving and receiving team support, and accessing employee assistance programmes were just a few of the intensive care nurses' identified strengtheners. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To synthesize intensive care nurse perceptions of work well-being characteristics and strengtheners to identify opportunities for job crafting and redesign. DESIGN This was a qualitative secondary analysis. METHODS Intensive care nurse work well-being characteristics and strengtheners were explored using applied thematic analysis and pre-design, open card-sort technique. RESULTS Five facets were identified in the analysis: (a) healthy, (b) authentic, (c) meaningful, (d) connected, and (e) innovative. These five facets were described from a theoretical perspective and illustrated as a conceptual model for intensive care nurse job crafting and redesign. CONCLUSIONS The proposed conceptual model contributes new knowledge to be explored in meaningful discussions about intensive care nurse work well-being and empirically investigated in terms of construct validity and theory development. Furthermore, the model provides practical opportunities to explore individual and collaborative ways to enhance intensive care nurse work well-being across a range of levels. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Opportunities for job crafting and redesign were identified and presented in a conceptual model of intensive care nurse work well-being. This model provides individual nurses, intensive care teams, health care organizations, and workers' well-being programme and policy developers practical opportunities to explore individual and collaborative ways to enhance intensive care nurse work well-being.
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- Rebecca J Jarden
- Department of Nursing, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
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Musso P, Lo Cricchio MG, Lo Coco A, Tani F, Ingoglia S, Rubin KH. A Revised Short Form of the Extended Class Play Among Italian Early Adolescents. Psychol Rep 2019; 123:1986-2016. [PMID: 31648609 DOI: 10.1177/0033294119884009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Among the measures assessing peer reputation, the Extended Class Play (ECP) is now used extensively in North American settings. Little information is available in other cultural contexts. Furthermore, practical considerations suggest developing a shorter form of the ECP to be used in socio-educational environments. This study examined the ECP dimensions of peer assessment in Italy as well as developed a shorter form of the measure. We revised the ECP using factor analyses according to an explorative-confirmatory approach. The original 37-item ECP was shortened to a 22-item version and, subsequently, the properties of the revised measure were evaluated. We performed two studies comprising, respectively, 643 (55% male; 97% Italian; Mage = 12.20, SD = 0.60) and 652 (58% male; 94% Italian; Mage = 12.26, SD = 0.66) seventh-grade young adolescents living in southern and central Italy. Results revealed a clear and consistent seven-factor structure and acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Factors included constructs such as Shyness-Withdrawal, Prosociality-Leadership, Aggression, Popularity-Sociability, Victimization, Rejection-Exclusion, and Boastfulness. Correlations between the dimensions of the 22-item ECP and teacher ratings of young adolescents' behaviors further confirmed the validity of the solution. Findings suggest the importance of culturally revised measures of social reputation and indicate that the short form of the ECP has considerable promise to be considered a valuable measure to assess the multidimensional aspects of peer relationships.
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- Pasquale Musso
- Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, Università degli Studi di Bari, Palazzo Chiaia-Napolitano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Educational, Physical Exercise and Training Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Educational, Physical Exercise and Training Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Kim NY. Linking individuation and organizational identification: Mediation through psychological safety. The Journal of Social Psychology 2019; 160:216-235. [PMID: 31503523 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2019.1644279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This paper examines how individuation, a view that organizational members are all unique individuals, induces a perception of psychological safety and how perception of psychological safety, in turn, increases one's organizational identification. Results from 66 respondents in Study 1 provided first support for the proposed mechanism. In Study 2, data collected from 176 employees in work organizations also provided evidence for this mediation model. It was found in both studies that individuation has a significantly positive association with the perception of psychological safety such that the more employees view individual members of the organization as unique individuals, the more likely they perceive that their organization is a safe environment for self-expression. Furthermore, perception of psychological safety was found to serve as a mediator linking individuation and organizational identification.
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Choden K, Bagchi KK, Udo GJ, Kirs PJ. The influence of individual values on internet use: A multinational study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Siedlecki KL, Yazdani N, Minahan J, Falzarano F. Examining processing speed as a predictor of subjective well-being across age and time in the German Aging Survey. AGING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION 2019; 27:66-82. [PMID: 30822256 DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2019.1585514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The purpose of the current study was to examine the associations between cognition, measured via the Digit Symbol Substitution Task, and subjective well-being (measured using the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Positive and Negative Affect scale) in a community-based sample of middle-aged and older adults. Specifically, we examined both the cross-sectional and the longitudinal relationships between processing speed and subjective well-being. Data are from participants between 40-85 years-old (at baseline) who participated in the German Aging Survey across four waves. Results showed that processing speed was a weak but consistent predictor of positive affect, while age was associated with decreases in negative affect and positive affect, and increases in life satisfaction cross-sectionally. Conversely, cross-lagged panel analyses showed that the temporal relationship between processing speed and positive affect was close to zero, and non-significant. The results of this study shed additional light on the relationship between subjective well-being and cognition.
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- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA
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Murillo Muñoz JA, Salazar Castillo MA. La autoestima, la extraversión y el resentimiento como variables predictoras del bienestar subjetivo. UNIVERSITAS PSYCHOLOGICA 2019. [DOI: 10.11144/javeriana.upsy18-1.aerv] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Estudio correlacional cuyo objetivo fue establecer la relación de las variables autoestima, extraversión y resentimiento con la satisfacción vital y la felicidad, identificando si las primeras podrían predecir las últimas. La muestra de 1207 residentes en el departamento del Valle del Cauca (Colombia) se obtuvo de manera no probabilística mediante la técnica de bola de nieve. Los resultados mostraron una relación positiva de la autoestima y la extraversión y negativa, del resentimiento, con los dos componentes del bienestar (satisfacción vital y felicidad). Las tres variables emergieron como sus predictoras. Los resultados indicaron una relación más estrecha de la autoestima con la satisfacción vital y de la extraversión y el resentimiento, con la felicidad. Los factores disposicionales (autoestima, extraversión y resentimiento) tuvieron mayor peso que las variables sociodemográficas, en la explicación de varianza.
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Arunachalam T. An Investigation on the Factor Structure of Hindi Version of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ). UNIVERSITAS PSYCHOLOGICA 2019. [DOI: 10.11144/javeriana.upsy18-1.ifsh] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study examines the factor structure of the Hindi version of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) (Hills & Argyle, 2002) in a sample of 1000 Indian university students. OHQ is a widely used in positive psychology research. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA)has resulted in six factors. Another study has been carried to test the results of EFA and other reported models with a sample of 800 students. Confirmatory factor analysis has resulted in the six-factor model showing a better fit against the other tested models. The study results support the multi-dimensional structure of OHQ. The factor structure of OHQ in India has some common factors and many differences when compared to the Euro-American studies.
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Gutiérrez-Carmona A, Urzúa M. A. ¿Los valores culturales afectan el bienestar humano? Evidencias desde los reportes de investigación. UNIVERSITAS PSYCHOLOGICA 2019. [DOI: 10.11144/javeriana.upsy18-1.vcab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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El bienestar ha sido estudiado ampliamente en las últimas décadas, y se le ha relacionado con múltiples variables. El presente artículo describe la relación entre el bienestar y los valores culturales, encontrada a través de la investigación empírica. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en las bases de datos WoS y SCOPUS, considerando como palabras clave valores culturales y bienestar (cultural values & well-being). Los resultados son diversos y dan cuenta de la influencia del contexto cultural sobre el comportamiento del bienestar en los diferentes grupos humanos, dado que los niveles de bienestar se relacionan de forma diferente con múltiples variables, dependiendo del contexto sociocultural donde se hayan estudiado. Se espera, con esta revisión, poder contribuir a la comprensión de los valores culturales como mediadores en los niveles de bienestar del ser humano.
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Dingemans E, Henkens K. Working After Retirement and Life Satisfaction: Cross-National Comparative Research in Europe. Res Aging 2019; 41:648-669. [PMID: 30782077 DOI: 10.1177/0164027519830610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study examines differences in life satisfaction between full retirees and working retirees in Europe. We hypothesize that these differences depend on the financial resources of retirees and the resources available in the household and country context. We selected retirees from the "Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe" project and estimated country fixed effects models to explain their life satisfaction. The results indicate a positive relationship between working after retirement and life satisfaction for retirees with low pension income without a partner. Additionally, working after retirement seems to be most important for life satisfaction in relatively poor countries.
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- Ellen Dingemans
- 1 Department of Work & Retirement, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW), The Hague, the Netherlands.,2 University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Work & Retirement, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW), The Hague, the Netherlands.,2 University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.,3 Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Moon C, Uskul AK, Weick M. Cultural differences in politeness as a function of status relations: Comparing South Korean and British communicators. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jts5.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chanki Moon
- School of Psychology; University of Kent; Canterbury UK
- Department of Psychology; Chonnam National University; Gwangju South Korea
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- School of Psychology; University of Kent; Canterbury UK
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- School of Psychology; University of Kent; Canterbury UK
- Department of Psychology; Durham University; Durham UK
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Kaufman SB. Self-Actualizing People in the 21st Century: Integration With Contemporary Theory and Research on Personality and Well-Being. JOURNAL OF HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/0022167818809187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Gurbuz S, Costigan R, Teke K. Does being positive work in a mediterranean collectivist culture? Relationship of core self-evaluations to job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and commitment. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-018-9923-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Diener E, Lucas RE, Oishi S. Advances and Open Questions in the Science of Subjective Well-Being. COLLABRA. PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 4:15. [PMID: 30637366 PMCID: PMC6329388 DOI: 10.1525/collabra.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Subjective well-being (SWB) is an extremely active area of research with about 170,000 articles and books published on the topic in the past 15 years. Methodological and theoretical advances have been notable in this period of time, with the increasing use of longitudinal and experimental designs allowing for a greater understanding of the predictors and outcomes that relate to SWB, along with the process that underlie these associations. In addition, theories about these processes have become more intricate, as findings reveal that many associations with SWB depend on people's culture and values and the context in which they live. This review provides an overview of many major areas of research, including the measurement of SWB, the demographic and personality-based predictors of SWB, and process-oriented accounts of individual differences in SWB. In addition, because a major new focus in recent years has been the development of national accounts of subjective well-being, we also review attempts to use SWB measures to guide policy decisions.
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- Ed Diener
- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA and Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Cross-national differences in risk preference and individual deprivation: A large-scale empirical study. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rohrer JM, Schmukle SC. Individual Importance Weighting of Domain Satisfaction Ratings does Not Increase Validity. COLLABRA-PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 4. [PMID: 29652406 PMCID: PMC5892437 DOI: 10.1525/collabra.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bottom-up models of life satisfaction are based on the assumption that individuals judge the overall quality of their lives by aggregating information across various life domains, such as health, family, and income. This aggregation supposedly involves a weighting procedure because individuals care about different parts of their lives to varying degrees. Thus, composite measures of well-being should be more accurate if domain satisfaction scores are weighted by the importance that respondents assign to the respective domains. Previous studies have arrived at mixed conclusions about whether such a procedure actually works. In the present study, importance weighting was investigated in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID; N = 5,049). Both weighted composite scores and moderated regression analyses converged in producing the conclusion that individual importance weights did not result in higher correlations with the outcome variable, a global measure of life satisfaction. By contrast, using weights that vary normatively across domains (e.g., assigning a larger weight to family satisfaction than to housing satisfaction for all respondents) significantly increased the correlation with global life satisfaction (although incremental validity was rather humble). These results converge with findings from other fields such as self-concept research, where evidence for individual importance weighting seems elusive as best.
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- Julia M Rohrer
- Department of Psychology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, DE.,International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE), Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, DE.,German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Berlin, DE
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Bojanowska A, Piotrowski K. Values and psychological well-being among adolescents – are some values ‘healthier’ than others? EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2018.1438257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Advances in subjective well-being research. Nat Hum Behav 2018; 2:253-260. [DOI: 10.1038/s41562-018-0307-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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