Self-focused autonomy, other-focused pro-sociality, and well-being: a cross-national cluster analysis.

IF 1.9 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-15 DOI:10.1080/00221309.2023.2281936
Yunxiang Chen
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Abstract

Through cluster analysis, this study seeks to identify various clusters that differ in the level of self-focused and other-focused caring (e.g., autonomy and pro-sociality) and to contrast the happiness and life satisfaction among them. This approach is based on the notion that unifying autonomy and pro-sociality is more advantageous than separating them for well-being, which follows the theories and empirical studies. The World Value Survey dataset (N = 76897; Mage = 43.02, SD = 16.37) is used, which uses random probability representative adult samples from 51 countries or territories. Results suggest that autonomy and pro-sociality both have distinct implications for happiness and life satisfaction. Four distinct clusters are identified: autonomous (high self-focused and low other-focused), prosocial (low self-focused and high other-focused), flourished (high self-focused and high other-focused), and indifferent (low self-focused and low other-focused). In terms of indicators of well-being, the flourished group has the highest levels of happiness and life satisfaction, followed by the autonomous group, the prosocial group, and the indifferent group. It appears that individuals who exhibit both high self-focused and high other-focused caring attain the greatest well-being. The implications, limitations, and potential directions for future research are discussed.

以自我为中心的自主性、以他人为中心的亲社会性与幸福感:一个跨国聚类分析。
通过聚类分析,本研究试图找出在自我关注和他人关注关怀(如自主性和亲社会性)水平上存在差异的各种聚类,并比较它们之间的幸福感和生活满意度。这种方法是基于这样一种观点,即统一自治和亲社会性比分离它们更有利于幸福,这遵循了理论和实证研究。世界价值调查数据集(N = 76897;Mage = 43.02, SD = 16.37),使用51个国家或地区的随机概率代表性成人样本。结果表明,自主性和亲社会性都对幸福感和生活满意度有明显的影响。四个不同的集群被确定为:自主(高自我关注和低他人关注),亲社会(低自我关注和高他人关注),繁荣(高自我关注和高他人关注)和冷漠(低自我关注和低他人关注)。在幸福感指标方面,繁荣组的幸福感和生活满意度最高,其次是自治组、亲社会组和冷漠组。似乎同时表现出高度自我关注和高度他人关注的人获得了最大的幸福。讨论了其意义、局限性和未来研究的潜在方向。
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Journal of General Psychology
Journal of General Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
5.20
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10
期刊介绍: The Journal of General Psychology publishes human and animal research reflecting various methodological approaches in all areas of experimental psychology. It covers traditional topics such as physiological and comparative psychology, sensation, perception, learning, and motivation, as well as more diverse topics such as cognition, memory, language, aging, and substance abuse, or mathematical, statistical, methodological, and other theoretical investigations. The journal especially features studies that establish functional relationships, involve a series of integrated experiments, or contribute to the development of new theoretical insights or practical applications.
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