What constitutes a good life? Cultural differences in the role of positive and negative affect in subjective well-being.
What constitutes a good life? Cultural differences in the role of positive and negative affect in subjective well-being.
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什么才是美好的生活？
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00578.x
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Oishi,Shigehiro
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作者：
Wirtz,Derrick;Chiu,Chi-yue;Diener,Ed;Oishi,Shigehiro
东亚人和亚裔美国人的主观幸福感水平低于欧洲人和欧洲裔美国人。有三项研究支持了这一假设，即这种差异可能是由于东西方文化对积极和消极影响的心理意义。研究1表明，重复最近的假期的愿望显着预测回忆积极的影响，但不回忆消极的影响，为欧洲裔美国人，而亚裔美国人认为积极和消极的影响。第二项研究在判断个人友谊满意度时复制了这种效果。研究3将欧洲裔美国人生活满意度的变化与自我（与他人）引起的日常积极事件联系起来，将日本人生活满意度的变化与他人（与自我）引起的日常消极事件联系起来。在判断一个令人满意的假期、友谊或生活时，积极的情感对欧洲裔美国人特别有意义，而消极的情感对亚裔美国人和日本人特别有意义。
East Asians and Asian Americans report lower levels of subjective well‐being than Europeans and European Americans. Three studies found support for the hypothesis that such differences may be due to the psychological meanings Eastern and Western cultures attach to positive and negative affect. Study 1 demonstrated that the desire to repeat a recent vacation was significantly predicted by recalled positive affect—but not recalled negative affect—for European Americans, whereas Asian Americans considered both positive and negative affect. Study 2 replicated this effect in judging satisfaction with a personal friendship. Study 3 linked changes in European Americans' life satisfaction to everyday positive events caused by the self (vs. others) and changes in Japanese life satisfaction to everyday negative events caused by others (vs. the self). Positive affect appears particularly meaningful for European Americans and negative affect for Asian Americans and Japanese when judging a satisfying vacation, friendship, or life.