How Robust is the Association of Life Satisfaction with Value Congruence? A Study of Constructed Socio-Demographic Groups in a Russian National Sample

Khaptsova, Alyona; Schwartz, Shalom H.

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“…The role of social comparison can be further understood through examining how human beings compare their values with those of similar others in their society. Theoretical paradigms like value congruence and person-environment congruence support the notion of social comparison (Khaptsova and Schwartz, 2016;Sagiv and Schwartz, 2000). People tend to compare themselves with their reference groups, such as members from a similar ethnicity, background or occupation (Khaptsova and Schwartz, 2016).…”

Section: Social Comparisonmentioning

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“…Theoretical paradigms like value congruence and person-environment congruence support the notion of social comparison (Khaptsova and Schwartz, 2016;Sagiv and Schwartz, 2000). People tend to compare themselves with their reference groups, such as members from a similar ethnicity, background or occupation (Khaptsova and Schwartz, 2016). The group values such as average attitude, behaviour and values (e.g., income levels) can, in turn, become the descriptive norm and reference for comparison (Sagiv and Schwartz, 2000;Burroughs and Rindfleisch, 2002).…”

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“…When a person's values match the dominant norm in their environment, the individual may be satisfied with his/her current position; for example, it may be reassuring to know that an individual's income aligns with the income distribution of his/her peers (Sagiv and Schwartz, 2000). Social comparison that underlies consumption can further enhance life satisfaction if one is able to attain the comparison group's prevailing normative standards (Khaptsova and Schwartz, 2016;Ordabayeva and Chandon, 2011). In the following section, we discuss how materialism is encouraged amongst the Indian middle class through social comparison.…”

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“…A similar argument can also be drawn from the values literature. When individuals perceive themselves to be like others, especially their peers or reference groups, this enhances their life satisfaction (Khaptsova and Schwartz, 2016;Sortheix and Lonnqvist, 2015). With this comparison, people consider how they stand relative to what is normative in their reference group (Sortheix and Lonnqvist, 2015).…”

Section: Materialism and Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With this comparison, people consider how they stand relative to what is normative in their reference group (Sortheix and Lonnqvist, 2015). According to Khaptsova and Schwartz (2016), Russians reported a higher level of life satisfaction when they perceived themselves to be like others in terms of important values (e.g., achievement, security).…”

Section: Materialism and Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The karma of consumption: role of materialism in the pursuit of life satisfaction

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Purpose This paper aims to examine how social comparison (SC) and belief in karma (KA) encourage materialism (MAT) and promote consumers’ life satisfaction (LS). Design/methodology/approach Two studies were conducted with Indian middle class consumers to test the basic premises of the current research. The first one used a survey (N = 247), while the second one used an experimental design (N = 206). Findings The survey results showed that SC and belief in KA promoted MAT amongst Indian consumers and further enhanced their LS. Findings from the experiment revealed a novel two-way interaction, in that the KA–MAT relationship was moderated by the underlying motivation for MAT. Research limitations/implications Future research may validate and extend our findings using different samples to increase external validity. Practical implications By explaining the interactive effects of MAT, its underlying motivation and belief in KA, managers will gain a better understanding of why consumers in an emerging market like India purchase conspicuous products. Originality/value This is the first paper to study how the KA–MAT relationship influences LS amongst consumers in the world’s fastest-rising economy. Furthermore, no prior research has reported a boundary condition for the KA–MAT relationship studied here. The findings contribute to an extremely limited body of literature on KA and consumption.

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Values and adolescents' self‐esteem: The role of value content and congruence with classmates

Benish‐Weisman

Daniel

McDonald

2019

Euro J Social Psych

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The study examined the relations between adolescents' self-esteem and two aspects of values: content and congruence with classmates. Using a large sample of Israeli adolescents (N = 1,683; M age = 14.36, SD = 2.24, range = 11-18, 54.31% females), we found that self-esteem related negatively to self-enhancement values and positively to conservation values using zero order correlations. Multilevel polynomial regressions, controlling for demographic differences, found significant quadratic associations of self-esteem with self-enhancement, self-transcendence, openness-tochange, and conservation values. Furthermore, using Response Surface Analyses, it was found that adolescents who were congruent with their classmates' self-enhancement and self-transcendence values showed the highest levels of self-esteem. The findings point to the importance of social context for the relations between values and self-esteem among adolescents. K E Y W O R D S adolescence, polynomial-regression, response surface analysis, self-esteem, values, valuescongruence, values-fit How to cite this article: Benish-Weisman M, Daniel E, McDonald KL. Values and adolescents' self-esteem: The role of value content and congruence with classmates. Eur J Soc Psychol. 2020;50:207-223. https ://doi.

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Two levels of personality: Temperament and values and their effects on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being

Bojanowska

Piotrowski

2018

Curr Psychol

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According to McAdams and Pals, American Psychologist, 61(3), 204-217 (2006), personality is not only expressed through traits but also through characteristic adaptations, including values. In the present study we analyze how two aspects of personalitytemperament traits (Strelau 2008) and values (Schwartz 2007)-are related to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Earlier studies showed that temperament is linked to hedonic well-being, but the links between values and hedonic well-being are unclear. There is only little data on how traits and values are linked to eudaimonic well-being. We hypothesised that traits predict hedonic wellbeing, while values predict eudaimonic well-being because the roots of eudaimonia require the realization of one's potential that may be achieved through realization of value related goals, while hedonic well-being is more closely linked to stable differences in emotionality. 130 adults reported on their temperament, values, hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. We conducted hierarchical regressions for each well-being component. All components of hedonic well-being (positive affect, negative affect and satisfaction) were predicted by temperament only, while eudaimonic well-being was predicted by temperament and by value dimensions: positively by Openness to change, Self-transcendence, Conservation and negatively by Self-enhancement. This shows that mechanisms governing the experience of well-being are attached to at least two levels of personality-one stable and partly linked to human biology and the other to a culturally determined set of individual values. It also shows that the experience of eudaimonia relies on culturally acquired values, while hedonia may be determined more by temperamental dimensions.

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How Robust is the Association of Life Satisfaction with Value Congruence? A Study of Constructed Socio-Demographic Groups in a Russian National Sample

Cited by 14 publications

References 31 publications

The karma of consumption: role of materialism in the pursuit of life satisfaction

The karma of consumption: role of materialism in the pursuit of life satisfaction

Values and adolescents' self‐esteem: The role of value content and congruence with classmates

Two levels of personality: Temperament and values and their effects on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being

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