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Xiang G, Teng Z, Li Q, Chen H. Self-concept Clarity and Subjective Well-Being: Disentangling Within- and Between-Person Associations. JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES 2023; 24:1439-1461. [PMID: 37193058 PMCID: PMC10064969 DOI: 10.1007/s10902-023-00646-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Previous research has suggested that, among adolescents, clarity about one's self-concept is closely related to subjective well-being. However, longitudinal studies are scarce, and whether a clear self-concept is the cause or effect of subjective well-being remains unclear. This study examined the dynamic longitudinal associations between self-concept clarity and subjective well-being at the between- and within-person levels over a one-year time span among adolescents (baseline Mage = 16.01 years; 57.0% girls) from China. The data were collected in three waves (each at a six-month interval), in which adolescents reported their self-concept clarity and well-being (i.e., positive and negative affect and personal satisfaction with life). Both Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Models (RI-CLPMs) and Cross-Lagged Panel Models (CLPMs) were applied to examine the stability, cross-sectional relationships, and cross-lagged effects between adolescents' self-concept clarity and subjective well-being over time. The CLPMs provided unique support for a reciprocal relations model of self-concept clarity and subjective well-being (including both cognitive and emotional well-being) across three time points, although the results of traditional CLPM might represent an unknown blend of between- and within-person effects. However, the RI-CLPM analyses provided tentative support only for cross-sectional correlations between self-concept clarity and well-being outcomes. Our findings advance the literature by elucidating longitudinal relationships between self-concept clarity and subjective well-being in collectivist cultural contexts using CLPM and RI-CLPM.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guangcan Xiang
- Tian Jiabing College of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002 China
- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Tiansheng Road No. 2, Chongqing, 400715 China
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Tiansheng Road No. 2, Chongqing, 400715 China
- Research Center of Mental Health Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079 China
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- School of Psychology, Southwest University, Tiansheng Road No. 2, Chongqing, 400715 China
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China
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Ohno H, Lee KT, Maeno T. The Japanese version of the Material Values Scale: construct assessment and relationship with age, personality, and subjective well-being. BMC Psychol 2022; 10:200. [PMID: 35964107 PMCID: PMC9375416 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00889-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Materialism indicates the extent to which an individual's life is focused on consumerism, or the acquisition of money and possessions. The Material Values Scale (MVS), comprising the factors "success," "centrality," and "happiness," is a well-known rating scale for materialism. However, a Japanese version of the materialism scale has not yet been established, and the details of the factors and effects related to materialism have not yet been clarified in Japan. The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the Japanese version of the MVS (J-MVS). METHODS We developed the translated J-MVS using a back-translation process. To validate and evaluate the scale based on an online survey, we recruited 500 people, with 100 participants (50 men, 50 women) in five age groups, from 20 to 69 years. We compared and evaluated several factor structure models based on exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. To evaluate the external criterion-referenced validity of the developed J-MVS scale, we examined the relationship between age, personality, and well-being, which have shown stable relationships with materialism in previous studies. RESULTS We developed two six-item dual-factor models. Both models showed significant positive correlations with social comparison orientation and neuroticism, and had significant negative correlations with various subjective well-being indices, suggesting sufficient external criterion-referenced validity. The J-MVS comprising six positive-worded items (J-MVS-P6; without any reverse-worded items) showed a higher correlation with other indicators than the version comprising six items representing all item types and was considered to have higher external criterion-referenced validity. CONCLUSIONS We propose the J-MVS-P6 for use as a materialism scale in Japan. Compared with the findings from other countries, materialism in Japan may be more closely related to subjective well-being. This scale may be used to examine the effectiveness of various intervention methods for improving individuals' happiness, based on changes in factors closely related to materialism in Japan.
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- Hiroshi Ohno
- Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University, Kyoseikan, 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8521, Japan.
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- Department of Marketing and International Trade, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University, 742-1 Higashinakano Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 192-0393, Japan
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- Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University, Kyoseikan, 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8521, Japan
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Feng J, Wang Y, Ji Z, Zhang D. The Effect of Ostracism on Adults' Materialism: The Roles of Security and Self-Construal. Front Psychol 2022; 13:796924. [PMID: 35519641 PMCID: PMC9062183 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.796924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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With consumer culture becoming more prominent, the value of materialism is growing rapidly. This study explored the formation of materialism in adults, based on the temporal need–threat model of ostracism and the theory of materialistic values. Specifically, this study examined the link between ostracism and materialism from the perspective of security and the moderating role of self-construal in this process. A sample of 1,272 Chinese adults (Mage = 35.90 ± 11.59, 47.2% male) was recruited to complete the Ostracism Experiences Scale, the Material Values Scale, the Security Questionnaire, and the Self-Construal Scale. The results showed that (1) ostracism positively predicted materialism in Chinese adults; (2) security partially mediated the relationship between ostracism and materialism; (3) and self-construal moderated this mediation model. The moderating effect of self-construal on the relationship between ostracism and security was significant. Specifically, the direct effect of ostracism on security was much stronger for adults with interdependent self-construal than for those with independent self-construal. However, self-construal had no significant moderating effect on the direct effect of ostracism on materialism. These findings suggest that ostracism may affect materialism by damaging adults’ feelings of security, and independent self-construal can buffer the damage of ostracism on security.
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- Jiaxi Feng
- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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Estévez A, Jauregui P, Lopez-Gonzalez H, Macia L, López N, Zamora L, Onaindia J, Granero R, Mestre-Bach G, Steward T, Fernández-Aranda F, Gómez-Peña M, Moragas L, Mena-Moreno T, Lozano-Madrid M, Del Pino-Gutiérrez A, Codina E, Testa G, Vintró-Alcaraz C, Agüera Z, Munguía L, Baenas I, Valenciano-Mendoza E, Mora-Maltas B, Menchón JM, Jiménez-Murcia S. Exploring the Predictive Value of Gambling Motives, Cognitive Distortions, and Materialism on Problem Gambling Severity in Adolescents and Young Adults. J Gambl Stud 2021; 37:643-661. [PMID: 32809101 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-020-09972-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Gambling motives and cognitive distortions are thought to be associated because both coping and financial motives to gamble appear to be predictors of gambling related cognitive distortions. Therefore, there is an argument to be made that gambling motives, cognitive distortions, and materialism share common attributes and might be related to problem gambling severity. The present paper aims to examine the relationship between these three variables, both in a clinical and community setting, to see if they can predict gambling severity. A sample of 250 participants from the general population and 31 participants from the clinical population was recruited. The results showed that the clinical sample scored higher on gambling severity, cognitive distortions, materialism, and gambling motives. It also showed that low scores in enhancement motives and higher scores in social motives and gambling related cognitions predicted gambling severity in older gamblers, whereas for younger patients, gambling severity was best predicted by higher scores in materialism and coping motives, and lower scores for enhancement and social motives. In the community sample, gambling severity correlated with gambling related cognitive distortions and with gambling motives (except for social and coping motives within the women subsample). These results testify to the importance of materialism, cognitive distortions, and gambling motives as risk factors for problem gambling both in community and clinical samples.
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- Ana Estévez
- Psychology Department, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Psychology Department, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Psychology Department, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Psychology Department, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Psychology Department, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Psychology Department, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
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- Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament d'Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut Mental i Maternoinfantil, Escola Universitària d'Infermeria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament d'Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut Mental i Maternoinfantil, Escola Universitària d'Infermeria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, C/Feixa Llarga S/N, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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