Effects of self-construal and its relationship with subjective well-being across cultures.
The purpose of this study is to test cross-cultural predictions of the associations between goal pursuits and subjective well-being among 601 college students (200 in Japan and 401 in the United States). The results indicated that interdependence in all cultures was associated with socially oriented subjective well-being. In the United States, it was also correlated with social goal pursuit. However, independence in the United States correlated with individual-oriented subjective well-being, while in Hawaii, it also correlated with hedonic goal pursuit. Discussion of these results and their implications are provided.
Reitaku University, Japan ayamag13@reitaku-u.ac.jp.
Ayano
A
Yamaguchi
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
Min-Sun
MS
Kim
D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006254:Hawaii / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
culture; health psychology; path analysis; satisfaction; self-perception; students; well-being