Profiles of savoring beliefs and their associations with savoring strategies and subjective well-being: A latent profile analysis

The use of savoring strategies influences the development of savoring beliefs, which significantly shape subjective well-being. Savoring beliefs serve as a critical indicator of an individual's savoring ability. This study adopts a person-centered perspective to identify distinct profiles of savoring beliefs and examines the differences in savoring strategy use and subjective well-being (including life satisfaction, positive and negative affect) across these profiles. Two studies were conducted with samples of high school students (N = 418) and university students (N = 917). Latent profile analysis (LPA) results revealed consistent classifications of savoring beliefs in both samples, divided into three profiles: future-oriented (6.48 %, 6.61 %), high savoring (45.89 %, 58.37 %), and moderate savoring (47.63 %, 35.02 %). Subsequent analyses in the university student sample showed significant differences in savoring strategy use across profiles using the R3STEP command and in subjective well-being across profiles using the BCH method. Additionally, individuals in the high savoring profile exhibited the highest levels of subjective well-being, followed by those in the future-oriented profile, while the moderate savoring profile reported the lowest levels. These findings underscore the distinct nature of savoring belief profiles, especially the identification of future-oriented profile, offering both theoretical and practical implications and providing valuable directions for future research.