19 research outputs found
What Makes People Anxious About Life after the Age of 65?- Evidence from International Survey Research in Japan, the United States, and China
Cultural constructions of happiness: theory and emprical evidence
In a review of recent cross-cultural evidence on happiness and well-being, the authors identified substantial cultural variations in (1) cultural meanings of happiness, (2) motivations underlying happiness, and (3) predictors of happiness. Specifically, in North American cultural contexts, happiness tends to be defined in terms of personal achievement. Individuals engaging in these cultures are motivated to maximize the experience of positive affect. Moreover, happiness is best predicted by self-esteem. In contrast, in East Asian cultural contexts, happiness tends to be defined in terms of interpersonal connectedness. Individuals engaging in these cultures are motivated to maintain a balance between positive and negative affects. Moreover, happiness is best predicted by perceived embeddedness of the self in a social relationship. Directions for future research are discussed.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43061/1/10902_2004_Article_5278785.pd
Technology as a disruptive agent: Intergenerational perspectives
YesThis study explores how British South Asian parents perceive their childrenās technology consumption through their collectivist lenses and interdependent values. The findings for this qualitative study indicate that second and third generation South Asian parents acknowledge the benefits of childrenās technology use; but largely perceive technology as a disruptive agent, whereby children are becoming isolated and increasingly independent within the household. The analysis aims to understand how parents view their childrenās relationship with others as a result of technology consumption. Accordingly, this paper proposes an extension of the Construal of self conceptualisation and contributes a Techno-construal matrix that establishes a dyadic connection between technology consumption and cultural values. Overall, the study reveals that children display less inter-reliance and conformance typically associated with collectivist cultures, resulting from their technology use. Consequently, parents interpret their childrenās shift from interdependence to more independence as a disruptive and unsettling phenomenon within the household
What makes people anxious about life after the age of 65? Evidence from international survey research in Japan, the United States, China, and India
The Effect of adult attachment on self-esteem in sub-groups by Individuality and Relatedness
Changes in Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being After a Severe Nationwide Disaster: The Case of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Experimentally Detecting How Cultural Differences on Social Anxiety Measures Misrepresent Cultural Differences in Emotional Well-being
Self-construal, Cultural priming, Social anxiety, Social phobia, Well-being, Independence, Japan, Japanese, Social avoidance and distress scale, Fear of negative evaluation scale,