Abstract
We explore to what extent previously observed pan-cultural association between dimensions of self-construal and personal life satisfaction (PLS) may be moderated by three national-contextual variables: national wealth, economic inequality, and religious heritage. The results showed that Self-reliance (vs. dependence on others) predicted PLS positively in poorer countries but negatively in richer countries. Connectedness to others (vs. self-containment) predicted PLS more strongly in Protestant-heritage countries. Self-expression (vs. harmony) predicted PLS more weakly (and non-significantly) in Muslim-heritage countries. In contrast, previously reported associations of self-direction (vs. reception-to-influence), consistency (vs. variability), and decontextualized (vs. contextualized) self-understanding with personal life satisfaction were not significantly moderated by these aspects of societal context. These results show the importance of considering the impact of national religious and economic context.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 689-712 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Self and Identity |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- economic inequality
- Multicomponentself-construal
- national wealth
- personal life satisfaction
- religious heritage