Self-concept Clarity and Meaning in Life: A Daily Diary Study in a Collectivistic Culture
Sijia Chen,
Xiaoru Li,
Shengquan Ye
Abstract:Despite the theoretical significance of self-concept clarity in meaning in life in Western thinking, there has been limited empirical investigation in collectivistic cultures. Consequently, the mechanism and boundary conditions of this effect remain unknown in such cultural contexts. To address this gap, we employed a daily-diary method spanning a period of 10 days, which allowed us to examine both the between-person and within-person effects of self-concept clarity on meaning in life, as well as the mediating… Show more
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