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Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction : a forty-nine country study

Authors :
Krys, Kuba
Yeung, June Chun
Capaldi, Colin A.
Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi
Torres, Claudio
van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P.
Bond, Michael Harris
Zelenski, John M.
Haas, Brian W.
Park, Joonha
Maricchiolo, Fridanna
Vauclair, Christin-Melanie
Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra
Kocimska-Zych, Agata
Kwiatkowska, Anna
Adamovic, Mladen
Pavlopoulos, Vassilis
Fülöp, Márta
Sirlopu, David
Okvitawanli, Ayu
Boer, Diana
Teyssier, Julien
Malyonova, Arina
Gavreliuc, Alin
Uchida, Yukiko
Serdarevich, Ursula
Akotia, Charity
Appoh, Lily
Mira D. M.
Arévalo
Baltin, Arno
Denoux, Patrick
Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra
Esteves, Carla Sofia
Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer
Garðarsdóttir, Ragna B.
Igbokwe, David O.
Igou, Eric R.
Işık, İdil
Kascakova, Natalia
Klůzová Kračmárová, Lucie
Kronberger, Nicole
Lee, J. Hannah
Liu, Xinhui
Barrientos, Pablo Eduardo
Mohorić, Tamara
Mustaffa, Nur Fariza
Mosca, Oriana
Nader, Martin
Nadi, Azar
van Osch, Yvette
Pavlović, Zoran
Poláčková Šolcová, Iva
Rizwan, Muhammad
Romashov, Vladyslav
Røysamb, Espen
Sargautyte, Ruta
Schwarz, Beate
Selecká, Lenka
Selim, Heyla A.
Stogianni, Maria
Sun, Chien-Ru
Xing, Cai
Vignoles, Vivian L.
Department of Social Psychology
Rapid Social and Cultural Transformation: Online & Offline
Krys, Kuba
Yeung, June Chun
Capaldi, Colin A.
Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi
Torres, Claudio
van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P.
Bond, Michael Harri
Zelenski, John M.
Haas, Brian W.
Park, Joonha
Maricchiolo, Fridanna
Vauclair, Christin-Melanie
Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra
Kocimska-Zych, Agata
Kwiatkowska, Anna
Adamovic, Mladen
Pavlopoulos, Vassili
Fülöp, Márta
Sirlopu, David
Okvitawanli, Ayu
Boer, Diana
Teyssier, Julien
Malyonova, Arina
Gavreliuc, Alin
Uchida, Yukiko
Serdarevich, Ursula
Akotia, Charity
Appoh, Lily
Mira, D. M.
Arévalo
Baltin, Arno
Denoux, Patrick
Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra
Esteves, Carla Sofia
Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer
Garðarsdóttir, Ragna B.
Igbokwe, David O.
Igou, Eric R.
Işık, İdil
Kascakova, Natalia
Klůzová Kračmárová, Lucie
Kronberger, Nicole
Lee, J. Hannah
Liu, Xinhui
Barrientos, Pablo Eduardo
Mohorić, Tamara
Mustaffa, Nur Fariza
Mosca, Oriana
Nader, Martin
Nadi, Azar
van Osch, Yvette
Pavlović, Zoran
Poláčková Šolcová, Iva
Rizwan, Muhammad
Romashov, Vladyslav
Røysamb, Espen
Sargautyte, Ruta
Schwarz, Beate
Selecká, Lenka
Selim, Heyla A.
Stogianni, Maria
Sun, Chien-Ru
Xing, Cai
Vignoles, Vivian L.
Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Source :
Journal of Positive Psychology, 17(1), 117-130. Routledge, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP, Journal of positive psychology, Abingdon : Routledge journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, vol. 17, iss. 1, p. 117-130, Journal of Positive Psychology
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis, 2021.

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the concept of ‘societal emotional environment’: the emotional climate of a society (operationalized as the degree to which positive and negative emotions are expressed in a society). Using data collected from 12,888 participants across 49 countries, we show how societal emotional environments vary across countries and cultural clusters, and we consider the potential importance of these differences for well-being. Multilevel analyses supported a ‘double-edged sword’ model of negative emotion expression, where expression of negative emotions predicted higher life satisfaction for the expresser but lower life satisfaction for society. In contrast, partial support was found for higher societal life satisfaction in positive societal emotional environments. Our study highlights the potential utility and importance of distinguishing between positive and negative emotion expression, and adopting both individual and societal perspectives in well-being research. Individual pathways to happiness may not necessarily promote the happiness of others. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17439760 and 17439779
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Positive Psychology, 17(1), 117-130. Routledge, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP, Journal of positive psychology, Abingdon : Routledge journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, vol. 17, iss. 1, p. 117-130, Journal of Positive Psychology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9312cf601be75e63ebb3dcc349f6939c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23331