Social ecology moderates the association between self-esteem and happiness
Social ecology moderates the association between self-esteem and happiness
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jesp.2013.02.006
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发表时间：
2013-07
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Masaki Yuki;Kosuke Sato;Kosuke Takemura;S. Oishi
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作者：
Masaki Yuki;Kosuke Sato;Kosuke Takemura;S. Oishi
先前的研究发现，自尊与幸福之间的关联强度存在跨文化差异。我们认为，这种差异可以通过关系流动性来解释，或者说在给定的社会生态背景下关系形成和解除的选择存在的程度。在研究 1 中，我们发现美国参与者的自尊和幸福感之间的关联比日本参与者更强。正如预测的那样，这种文化差异可以通过关系流动性的差异来解释。在研究 2 中，我们发现生活在流动性较高地区的日本人的自尊与幸福感之间的关联比生活在流动性较低地区的日本人更强。在研究3中，我们操纵了关系流动性，并证明生活在关系流动性社会中的想法导致个人将他们的生活满意度判断建立在自尊的基础上。总的来说，我们的研究证明了从社会生态角度审视文化差异的实用性。
Previous research has found cross-cultural differences in the strength of the association between self-esteem and happiness. We propose that this difference can be explained by relational mobility, or the degree to which options exist in the given socio-ecological context for relationship formation and dissolution. In Study 1, we found that the association between self-esteem and happiness was stronger among American participants than among Japanese participants. As predicted, this cultural difference was explained by the difference in relational mobility. In Study 2, we found that the association between self-esteem and happiness was stronger among Japanese living in relationally mobile regions than among Japanese living in less mobile regions. In Study 3, we manipulated relational mobility and demonstrated that the thought of living in a relationally mobile society caused individuals to base their life satisfaction judgments on self-esteem. Overall, our research demonstrates the utility of examining cultural differences from a socio-ecological perspective.