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

Kuba Krys; June Chun Yeung; Colin A. Capaldi; Vivian Miu-Chi Lun; Claudio Torres; Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg; Michael Harris Bond; John M. Zelenski; Brian W. Haas; Joonha Park; Fridanna Maricchiolo; Christin-Melanie Vauclair; Aleksandra Kosiarczyk; Agata Kocimska-Zych; Anna Kwiatkowska; Mladen Adamovic; Vassilis Pavlopoulos; Marta Fulop; David Sirlopu; Ayu Okvitawanli; Diana Boer; Julien Teyssier; Arina Malyonova; Alin Gavreliuc; Yukiko Uchida; Ursula Serdarevich; Charity Akotia; Lily Appoh; D. M. Arevalo Mira; Arno Baltin; Patrick Denoux; Alejandra Dominguez-Espinosa; Carla Sofia Esteves; Vladimer Gamsakhurdia; Ragna B. Gardarsdottir; David O. Igbokwe; Eric R. Igou; Idil Isik; Natalia Kascakova; Lucie Kluzova Kracmarova; Nicole Kronberger; J. Hannah Lee; Xinhui Liu; Pablo Eduardo Barrientos; Tamara Mohoric; Nur Fariza Mustaffa; Oriana Mosca; Martin Nader; Azar Nadi; Yvette van Osch; Zoran Pavlovic; Iva Polackova Solcova; Muhammad Rizwan; Vladyslav Romashov; Espen Roysamb; Ruta Sargautyte; Beate Schwarz; Lenka Selecka; Heyla A. Selim; Maria Stogianni; Chien-Ru Sun; Cai Xing; Vivian L. Vignoles

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

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

Kuba Krys, June Chun Yeung, Colin A. Capaldi, Vivian Miu-Chi Lun, Claudio Torres, Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg, Michael Harris Bond, John M. Zelenski, Brian W. Haas, Joonha Park, …

The journal of positive psychology, Vol.17(1), pp.117-130

02/01/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1858332

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Psychology

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Social Sciences

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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Title: Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction: A forty-nine country study
Creators - without role: Kuba Krys - Institute of Psychology
June Chun Yeung - Lingnan University
Colin A. Capaldi - Carleton University
Vivian Miu-Chi Lun - Lingnan University
Claudio Torres - Universidade de Brasília
Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg - University of Essex
Michael Harris Bond - Hong Kong Polytechnic University
John M. Zelenski - Carleton University
Brian W. Haas - University of Georgia
Joonha Park - Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
Fridanna Maricchiolo - Roma Tre University
Christin-Melanie Vauclair - Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Aleksandra Kosiarczyk - University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Agata Kocimska-Zych - University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Anna Kwiatkowska - Institute of Psychology
Mladen Adamovic - Monash University
Vassilis Pavlopoulos - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Marta Fulop - Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
David Sirlopu - Universidad del Desarrollo
Ayu Okvitawanli - Universitas Ngurah Rai
Diana Boer - University of Koblenz and Landau
Julien Teyssier - Université de Toulouse
Arina Malyonova - Omsk State University
Alin Gavreliuc - West University of Timişoara
Yukiko Uchida - Institute for Advanced Study
Ursula Serdarevich - Universidad Nacional de La Matanza
Charity Akotia - University of Ghana
Lily Appoh - Nord University
D. M. Arevalo Mira - HULAB, San Salvador, El Salvador
Arno Baltin - Tallinn University
Patrick Denoux - Université de Toulouse
Alejandra Dominguez-Espinosa - Ibero American University
Carla Sofia Esteves - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Vladimer Gamsakhurdia - Tbilisi State University
Ragna B. Gardarsdottir - University of Iceland
David O. Igbokwe - Baze University
Eric R. Igou - University of Limerick
Idil Isik - Istanbul Bilgi University
Natalia Kascakova - Palacký University Olomouc
Lucie Kluzova Kracmarova - Palacký University Olomouc
Nicole Kronberger - Johannes Kepler University of Linz
J. Hannah Lee - Indiana University Northwest
Xinhui Liu - Renmin University of China
Pablo Eduardo Barrientos - Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Tamara Mohoric - University of Rijeka
Nur Fariza Mustaffa - International Islamic University Malaysia
Oriana Mosca - University of Cagliari
Martin Nader - Icesi University
Azar Nadi - Institute of Psychology
Yvette van Osch - Tilburg University
Zoran Pavlovic - University of Belgrade
Iva Polackova Solcova - Czech Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Prague, Czech Republic
Muhammad Rizwan - University of Haripur
Vladyslav Romashov - Institute of Psychology
Espen Roysamb - University of Oslo
Ruta Sargautyte - University of Oslo
Beate Schwarz - Vilnius University
Lenka Selecka - ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Heyla A. Selim - University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
Maria Stogianni - King Saud University
Chien-Ru Sun - University of Luxembourg
Cai Xing - National Chengchi University
Vivian L. Vignoles - University of Sussex
Publication Details: The journal of positive psychology, Vol.17(1), pp.117-130
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number of pages: 14
Grant note: 2016/23/D/HS6/02946 / Polish National Science Centre P17806; 17F17806 / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) K-111 789 / Hungarian OTKA; Orszagos Tudomanyos Kutatasi Alapprogramok (OTKA) 301298/2018-1 / Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development -CNPq; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) 20-08583S / Czech Science Foundation CSF DSF 2017-2018 / Department of Educational Studies, University of Roma Tre under biannual Grant 71873133 / National Natural Science Foundation of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Identifiers: 9949835208331
Academic Unit: King Saud University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article