Cultural Variability in the Association Between Age and Well-Being: The Role of Uncertainty Avoidance

Lawrie, Smaranda Ioana; Eom, Kimin; Moza, Daniela; Gavreliuc, Alin; Kim, Heejung S.

doi:10.1177/0956797619887348

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“…One explanation for these striking results could be that in both our sample, and the sample included in the Krys et al (2020) study, were composed of university students, whereas the national samples include participants of all ages. Recent research by Lawrie et al (2020) showed a negative relationship between age and life satisfaction in Romania. Therefore, it is possible that younger samples might experience a reference effect such that they are comparing themselves to considerably unhappier older individuals.…”

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Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

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Past research has found a strong and positive association between the independent self-construal and life satisfaction, mediated through self-esteem, in both individualistic and collectivistic cultures. In Study 1, we collected data from four countries (the United States, Japan, Romania, and Hungary; N = 736) and replicated these findings in cultures which have received little attention in past research. In Study 2, we treated independence as a multifaceted construct and further examined its relationship with self-esteem and life satisfaction using samples from the United States and Romania (N = 370). Different ways of being independent are associated with self-esteem and life satisfaction in the two cultures, suggesting that it is not independence as a global concept that predicts self-esteem and life satisfaction, but rather, feeling independent in culturally appropriate ways is a signal that one’s way of being fits in and is valued in one’s context.

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confidence: 98%

Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

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“…Other cultural dimensions can influence what is perceived as responsive. Socioeconomic status, religiosity, and age differentially affect peoples' priorities regarding autonomy, self-efficacy, and interdependence (e.g., Lawrie et al, 2020;Jiang et al, 2018;Martin et al, 1996;Stephens et al, 2014), and are likely to shape what is perceived as responsive and the impact of different forms of support on health and well-being. These are important topics for future research.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceived responsiveness across cultures: The role of cultural fit in social support use

Kim

Collins

2021

Social & Personality Psych

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Perceived responsiveness plays a key role in social support interactions. Past research shows that people are more likely to seek support when they perceive that close others will be responsive to their needs, and that social support is most effective when it is perceived as responsive. However, theoretical models and measures of perceived responsiveness, and conceptualizations of responsive support, have been based primarily on the norms and values of individualistic cultures and may not generalize to collectivistic cultures. This review addresses cultural variations in what is perceived as responsive support and the importance of considering cultural fit in the social support process, including how cultural goals lead to different support-seeking behaviors and well-being outcomes for individualists and collectivists. How perceived responsiveness changes depending on other cultural dimensions and how it can be applied to other relationship processes and be more inclusive of collectivistic values are also discussed.

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“…A large number of studies have proved that subjective well-being of middle-aged and elderly people is affected by family and individual factors such as age, gender, religious faith, education, marital status, economic status, and self-rated health [ 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 ]. Some cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have indicated that subjective well-being presents a U-shaped state in the whole life cycle and increases in older age (around age 40–50 years old) [ 60 , 61 ].…”

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Relationship between Children’s Intergenerational Emotional Support and Subjective Well-Being among Middle-Aged and Elderly People in China: The Mediation Role of the Sense of Social Fairness

Liu

Miao

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This study explored the relations between children’s intergenerational emotional support and subjective well-being (SWB) among Chinese middle-aged (45–60 years old) and elderly people (over 60 years old) and the mediation effect of the sense of social fairness between such associations. Using the 2017 Chinese General Social Survey dataset, a nationally representative survey, we selected 2413 middle-aged and elderly people who are 45 years and older, who suited the study requirements with 1097 males and 1316 females, which accounts for 45.5% and 54.5%, respectively. The average of age was 61.62 years old (SD = 10.45). The mediation analyses were conducted by multivariate regression and the SPSS macro PROCESS program. The results indicated that there was a significant association between children’s intergenerational emotional support and subjective well-being of middle-aged and elderly people (β = 0.0819, p < 0.001). Children’s intergenerational emotional support also had an indirect impact on subjective well-being through one path: the mediating role of the sense of social fairness (0.012). Direct effect (0.0699) and mediation effect (0.012) accounting for the total effect proportion was 85.35% and 14.65%, respectively. The findings may offer some meaningful implications for improving subjective well-being of middle-aged and elderly people. Future research should pay attention to the aforementioned factors with more detailed and comprehensive studies.

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Cultural Variability in the Association Between Age and Well-Being: The Role of Uncertainty Avoidance

Cited by 27 publications

References 30 publications

Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

Not All Forms of Independence Are Created Equal: Only Being Independent the “Right Way” Is Associated With Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

Perceived responsiveness across cultures: The role of cultural fit in social support use

Relationship between Children’s Intergenerational Emotional Support and Subjective Well-Being among Middle-Aged and Elderly People in China: The Mediation Role of the Sense of Social Fairness

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