Cultural constructions of happiness: theory and emprical evidence

By Yukiko Uchida, Vinai Norasakkunkit, Shinobu Kitayama. 2004

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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The how, why, what, when, and who of happiness: Mechanisms underlying the success of positive activity interventions. (2014, background): “…pursuit in evaluating their own happiness (Uchida, Norasakkunkit, & Kitayama, 2004), whereas those of Eastern cultures tend to place collective harmony and relationships above their individual needs and not view their personal happiness as an ultimate goal (Diener & Suh, 1999; Uchida et al., 2004).”
Putting the “We” Into Well‐being: Using Collectivism‐Themed Measures of Well‐Being Attenuates Well‐being's Association With Individualism (2019, background): “Furthermore, when social harmony is valued focusing on individual well-being can be perceived as interfering with social relationships (Uchida et al., 2004).”
Differences in How Trait Emotional Intelligence Predicts Life Satisfaction: The Role of Affect Balance Versus Social Support in India and Germany (2013, background): “Apparently, these norms affect the emphasis that is placed on the specific criteria used to evaluate one’s well-being (Kitayama and Markus 2000; Suh 2000; Uchida et al. 2004).”
Reliability and Validity of Japanese Versions of the Flourishing Scale and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (2013, background): “The differences in statistics (including mean scores and correlations) between the versions of the FS and SPANE require further examination by considering the socio-economic and cultural conditions and characteristics of Japan (Diener 2000; Uchida et al. 2004).”
Validation of the Satisfaction with Life Scale to Brazilians: Evidences of Measurement Noninvariance Across Brazil and US (2013, background): “…constitutes the good life (i.e., Eastern countries are more concerned with maintaining group harmony, whereas Western countries are typically more concerned with maintaining self-esteem; Diener et al. 2003; Uchida et al. 2004), or measurement error (Byrne and Campbell 1999; Vittersø et al. 2002).”
On Detecting Systematic Measurement Error in Cross-Cultural Research: A Review and Critical Reflection on Equivalence and Invariance Tests (2018, background): “Hence, different levels of equivalence can be identified (van de Vijver & Leung, 1997). Measurement invariance is an alternative term for equivalence. The meaning of invariance is “whether or not, under different conditions of observing and studying phenomena, measurement operations yield measures o”
Do Danes and Italians Rate Life Satisfaction in the Same Way? Using Vignettes to Correct for Individual‐Specific Scale Biases (2014, neutral): “On the one hand, scale di¤erences can depend on group-specic characteristics such as socio-economic conditions (Frey and Stutzer, 2002b) or cultural connotations (Uchida et al., 2004; Diener and Suh, 2000; Inglehart and Klingemann, 2000; Jürges, 2007).”