The contribution of cultural identity to subjective well-being in collectivist countries: a study in the context of contemporary Chinese culture.
Front Psychol 2023;
14:1170669. [PMID:
37560098 PMCID:
PMC10407403 DOI:
10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1170669]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Though the important effect of cultural identity on subjective well-being is widely acknowledged, the details of how different cultures' unique features influence well-being remain to be revealed. To address this issue in the context of Chinese culture, the present study investigates whether and how the prominent features of Chinese culture-collectivism and red culture-shape Chinese people's subjective well-being.
METHODS
The Red Cultural Identity Scale, Subjective Well-Being Scale, Collectivism Scale, and Perspective-Taking Scale were used to assess 1,045 Chinese residents.
RESULTS
The results showed that red cultural identity positively predicted participants' subjective well-being through the mediated role of collectivism. Furthermore, perspective-taking was found to moderate the mediating effect of collectivism.
DISCUSSION
These results demonstrate that the way cultural identity predicts subjective well-being is highly correlated to specific cultural features, e.g., the opinion of values, which was significant in practice with a cross-cultural background.
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