A Cross-cultural Study On the Association Between Societal Conditions and the Idealization of Happiness

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ID7147382
AutoresXiaobin Lou (0000-0003-3169-217X, University of Georgia, autor de correspondencia), Brian W Haas (0000-0002-6860-448X, University of Georgia), John M Zelenski (0000-0002-3668-5764, Carleton University), Cai Xing (0000-0003-2790-2103, Renmin University of China), Vivian L Vignoles (0000-0002-7628-6776, University of Sussex), Christin-Melanie Vauclair (0000-0002-4940-1185, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Wijnand A P Van Tilburg (0000-0002-9724-0603, University of Essex), Yukiko Uchida (0000-0002-8336-2423, Kyoto University), Julien Teyssier (0000-0003-3988-1848, Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées), Claudio Torres (0000-0002-3727-7391, Universidade de Brasília), Chien-Ru Sun, Chien‐ru Sun (National Chengchi University), Stanislava Stoyanova (0000-0002-8873-9285, South-West University "Neofit Rilski"), Maria Stogianni (0000-0002-3238-4331, Tilburg University), Iva Poláčková Šolcová (0000-0003-3130-5416, Czech Academy of Sciences), David Sirlopú (0000-0003-4683-1734, San Sebastián University), Ursula Serdarevich (0000-0002-8082-5082, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza), Heyla A Selim (0000-0002-6974-7175, King Saud University), Rūta Sargautytė (0000-0002-4555-4889, Vilnius University), Espen Roysamb (0000-0001-5133-7170, University of Oslo), Vladyslav Romashov (0000-0001-6078-4490, Institute of Psychology), Muhammad Rizwan (0000-0002-5332-9980), Zoran Pavlovid (University of Belgrade), Vassilis Pavlopoulos (0000-0002-6465-6725, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Joonha Park (0000-0002-0764-5173, Kyoto University of Education), Yvette Van Osch (0000-0001-6693-6977, Tilburg University), Ayu Okvitawanli (0000-0002-1387-4263, Sebelas Maret University), Azar Nadi (Institute of Psychology), Martin Nader (0000-0002-7464-9203, Icesi University), Nur Fariza Mustaffa (0000-0002-5155-2062, International Islamic University Malaysia), Elke Murdock (0000-0002-2032-1261, University of Luxembourg), Oriana Mosca (0000-0002-4873-3161, Roma Tre University), Tamara Mohorić (0000-0002-5274-1850, University of Rijeka), Pablo Eduardo Barrientos Marroquin (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala), Fridanna Maricchiolo (0000-0002-6230-6609, Roma Tre University), Arina Malyonova (Omsk State University), Magdalena Łużniak-Piecha (0000-0001-9834-7552, Uniwersytet SWPS), Vivian Miu-Chi Lun (0000-0003-3868-5538), Xinhui Liu (0000-0002-0706-7836, Renmin University of China), L M W Li (0000-0003-3687-4490, Education University of Hong Kong), J Hannah Lee (0000-0002-5487-3478, Indiana University Northwest), Anna Kwiatkowska (0000-0002-5867-7079, Institute of Psychology), Nicole Kronberger (0000-0001-7128-3990, Johannes Kepler University of Linz), Olga Kostoula (0000-0002-6462-9962, Johannes Kepler University of Linz), Aleksandra Kosiarczyk (0000-0001-7274-4111, Uniwersytet SWPS), Agata Kocimska-Zych, Agata Kocimska‐Zych (Uniwersytet SWPS), Lucie Klůzová Kráčmarová (0000-0003-3406-3176, Palacký University Olomouc), Natalia Kascakova (0000-0003-2021-2847, Palacký University Olomouc), Idil Işık (0000-0002-6709-9717, Istanbul Bilgi University), Eric R Igou (0000-0001-7744-9648, University of Limerick), David O Igbokwe (0000-0003-1430-0453, Baze University), Diana Boer (0009-0005-9713-6370, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences), Alin Gavreliuc (0000-0001-8411-0327, West University of Timişoara), Ragna B Garðarsdóttir (0000-0003-3368-4616, University of Iceland), Vladimer Lado Gamsakhurdia (0000-0002-5297-4777, Tbilisi State University), Vladimer Gamsakhurdia, Márta Fülöp (0000-0002-5020-041X, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary), Carla Sofia Esteves (0000-0002-7307-8373, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Alejandra Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra Del Carmen Dominguez Espinosa (0000-0002-2697-8627, Ibero American University), Patrick Denoux (Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées), Michael Harris Bond (0000-0001-5409-9614, Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Arno Baltin (Tallinn University), Douglas Arevalo (Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas), Lily Appoh (0000-0002-5925-7025, Nord University), Isabelle Albert (0000-0003-2686-917X, University of Luxembourg), Charity S Akotia (0000-0002-8572-8708, University of Ghana), Mladen Adamovic (0000-0003-4697-505X, King's College London), Kuba Krys (0000-0003-0365-423X, Institute of Psychology)
Año2025
Volumen20
Número3
Páginas1289-1313
Fecha de publicación2025-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaApplied Research in Quality of Life (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1871-2576 • E-ISSN: 1871-2584
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11482-025-10462-w
OpenAlexW4411046817
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas84

Although most people aspire to be happy, the extent to which people pursue or idealize experiencing high levels of happiness does differ according to sociocultural context. This study was designed to elucidate which societal and cultural indicators are the most conducive to fostering high levels of happiness idealization. To accomplish this goal, we measured levels of happiness idealization for 11,170 participants residing in 43 different countries. We utilized machine learning (random forests approach) to examine how well an array of 18 different societal and cultural-level indicators were associated with country-level happiness idealization. We found robust and consistent evidence that greater cultural religiosity was associated with reduced idealization of happiness across four different types of happiness, including life satisfaction and interdependent happiness. These findings demonstrated that how much happiness is pursued varies considerably according to sociocultural context and highlights the role of cultural religiosity in shaping how people think about high levels of happiness

Happiness · Idealization · Psychotherapist · Public health · Quality of Life Research · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology