Is perceived emotional support beneficial? Well-being and health in independent and interdependent cultures
Is perceived emotional support beneficial? Well-being and health in independent and interdependent cultures
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DOI：
10.1177/0146167208315157
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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4
通讯作者：
Morling, Beth
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作者：
Uchida, Yukiko;Kitayama, Shinobu;Morling, Beth
以前的研究表明，在欧洲美国文化中，感知的情感支持和幸福感之间很少或根本没有联系。作者假设，这种自相矛盾的缺乏任何感知支持的好处是独特的文化背景，优先独立，而不是相互依存的自我。第一项研究对大学生进行了测试，结果发现，正如预测的那样，在欧美人中，感知到的情感支持对主观幸福感（积极影响）的积极影响很弱，而且，一旦自尊得到统计控制，这种积极影响就完全消失了。相比之下，在亚洲的亚洲人（日本人和菲律宾人）中，即使在自尊被控制后，感知到的情感支持也能积极预测主观幸福感。研究2扩展了研究1，测试了日本和美国中年人的幸福感和身体健康的多个指标。总的来说，证据强调了文化作为感知情感支持有效性的调节剂的重要性。
Previous studies show there is little or no association between perceived emotional support and well-being in European American culture. The authors hypothesized that this paradoxical absence of any benefit of perceived support is unique to cultural contexts that privilege independence rather than interdependence of the self. Study 1 tested college students and found, as predicted, that among Euro-Americans a positive effect of perceived emotional support on subjective well-being ( positive affect) was weak and, moreover, it disappeared entirely once self-esteem was statistically controlled. In contrast, among Asians in Asia ( Japanese and Filipinos) perceived emotional support positively predicted subjective well-being even after self-esteem was controlled. Study 2 extended Study 1 by testing both Japanese and American adults in midlife with respect to multiple indicators of well-being and physical health. Overall, the evidence underscores the central significance of culture as a moderator of the effectiveness of perceived emotional support.