The Role of Positive Self-Evaluation on Cross-Cultural Differences in Well-Being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7738481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hyunji Kim (0000-0002-6438-6729, University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, corresponding author), Ulrich Schimmack (0000-0001-9456-5536, University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada), C Cheng (0000-0002-7250-2224, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Gregory D Webster (0000-0001-7342-8444, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA), Aleksandr Spectre (University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-99 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cross-Cultural Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-3971 • E-ISSN: 1552-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1069397115617902 |
| OpenAlex | W2296943176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 32 |
Past studies have shown that North Americans have higher well-being compared with East Asians. Objective living conditions (e.g., wealth, education, personal and political freedom) have been found to substantially contribute to North Americans’ higher well-being. One other possible explanation is that North American culture fosters positive evaluations of the self to enhance self-esteem and to feel positive emotions, which may lead North Americans to provide favorable ratings. These cultural differences in positive self-evaluations are, thus, expected to contribute to differences in well-being. To test this hypothesis, the current study compared well-being across two countries, the United States and China. Participants from the two countries ( N = 271) reported on their life satisfaction and Big Five personality, which was used to indirectly measure their positive self-evaluation tendencies. We found cross-cultural differences with European Americans showing higher well-being and positively biased view of the self compared with Hong Kong Chinese. Importantly, cultural differences in positive evaluative bias mediated cross-cultural differences in well-being. The present study provides further support for the generalizability of cross-cultural differences in self-evaluation, and their influence on well-being
China · Cross-cultural · Cross-cultural studies · Developmental psychology · Generalizability theory · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Personality · Political science · Self-enhancement · Sociology · Subjective well-being · Test (biology · Well-being · Cultural Differences and Values · Demography · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Unraveling Why Happiness Levels Vary Across Cultures
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Relation of threatened egotism to violence and aggression
A constant error in psychological ratings.
The Satisfaction With Life Scale
Towards Understanding Assessments of the Big Five
Positive Illusions and Coping with Adversity
The Mediating Role of Parental Expectations in Culture and Well‐Being
Explaining Differences in Subjective Well‐Being Across 33 Nations Using Multilevel Models
Neuroticism, Somatic Complaints, and Disease
The concept of life satisfaction across cultures
The shifting basis of life satisfaction judgments across cultures
Cultural differences in self- and other-evaluations and well-being
Culture and the self
National differences in reported subjective well-being
The nature and structure of correlations among Big Five ratings
Separating method factors and higher order traits of the Big Five
Perceiver effects as projective tests
Cross-cultural correlates of life satisfaction and self-esteem
Factors predicting the subjective well-being of nations
Positive illusions about the self
Interpreting personality profiles across cultures
Subjective well-being
Positive illusions and well-being revisited
Cultural meaning of perceived control
Refining the relationship between personality and subjective well-being
Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World
Sociocultural Differences in Self-Construal and Subjective Well-Being
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |