Sociocultural Differences in Self-Construal and Subjective Well-Being: A Test of Four Cultural Models

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology - Tập 42 Số 5 - Trang 832-855 - 2011
Cecilia Cheng1, Paul E. Jose2, Kennon M. Sheldon3, Theodore M. Singelis4, Mike W.‐L. Cheung5, Habib Tiliouine6, A. A. Alao7, Jasmine H. M. Chio1, Jodie Y. M. Lui1, Woo Young Chun8, Agnieszka Golec de Zavala9, Alex Hakuzimana10, Janine Hertel11, Jin‐Tan Liu12, Mary Adeola Onyewadume7, Carrie A. Sims9
1The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
2Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
3University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
4California State University, Chico, Chico, California, USA
5National University of Singapore, Singapore
6Oran University, Oran, Algeria
7The University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
8Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
9Middlesex University London, United Kingdom
10Kigali Health Institute, Kigali, Rwanda
11Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
12National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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In this study, the authors tested four cultural models—independence, interdependence, conflict, and integration—that describe the hypothesized relationships between dimensions of self-construal and components of subjective well-being among individualistic and collectivistic countries. Collectivistic countries that have undergone rapid socioeconomic changes (i.e., East Asian countries) and those with limited changes (i.e., African countries) were differentiated. Participants were 791 university students from four Western countries, 749 university students from three East Asian countries, and 443 university students from three African countries. Findings provided some support for the applicability of (a) the independence model to individuals from Western countries and (b) the integration model to individuals from East Asian countries. Mixed results were found among the African countries. The interdependence model is more applicable to African participants from the sub-Saharan region, but the integration model is more applicable to those from the North African region.

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Tập 42 Số 5

832-855

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