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題名 Societal Emotional Environments and Cross-Cultural Differences in Life Satisfaction : A Forty-Nine Country Study
作者 孫蒨如
Sun, Chien-Ru
貢獻者 心理系
關鍵詞 Societal emotional environment;societal well-being;emotion regulation;emotion expression;life satisfaction;culture;Latin America
日期 2021-07
上傳時間 10-Feb-2022 11:35:09 (UTC+8)
摘要 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.
關聯 Journal of Positive Psychology, 17:1, 117-130
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1858332
dc.contributor 心理系
dc.creator (作者) 孫蒨如
dc.creator (作者) Sun, Chien-Ru
dc.date (日期) 2021-07
dc.date.accessioned 10-Feb-2022 11:35:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 10-Feb-2022 11:35:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 10-Feb-2022 11:35:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/138861-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) 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.
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dc.relation (關聯) Journal of Positive Psychology, 17:1, 117-130
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Societal emotional environment;societal well-being;emotion regulation;emotion expression;life satisfaction;culture;Latin America
dc.title (題名) Societal Emotional Environments and Cross-Cultural Differences in Life Satisfaction : A Forty-Nine Country Study
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1080/17439760.2020.1858332
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1858332