A Cross-cultural Study On the Association Between Societal Conditions and the Idealization of Happiness

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dc.abstract.enAlthough most people aspire to be happy, the extent to which people pursue or idealize experiencing high levels of happiness does differ according to sociocultural context. This study was designed to elucidate which societal and cultural indicators are the most conducive to fostering high levels of happiness idealization. To accomplish this goal, we measured levels of happiness idealization for 11,170 participants residing in 43 different countries. We utilized machine learning (random forests approach) to examine how well an array of 18 different societal and cultural-level indicators were associated with country-level happiness idealization. We found robust and consistent evidence that greater cultural religiosity was associated with reduced idealization of happiness across four different types of happiness, including life satisfaction and interdependent happiness. These findings demonstrated that how much happiness is pursued varies considerably according to sociocultural context and highlights the role of cultural religiosity in shaping how people think about high levels of happiness.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorLou, Xiaobin
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Brian W.
dc.contributor.authorZelenski, John M.
dc.contributor.authorXing, Cai
dc.contributor.authorVignoles, Vivian L.
dc.contributor.authorVauclair, Christin-Melanie
dc.contributor.authorvan Tilburg, Wijnand A. P.
dc.contributor.authorUchida, Yukiko
dc.contributor.authorTeyssier, Julien
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorSun, Chien-Ru
dc.contributor.authorStoyanova, Stanislava
dc.contributor.authorStogianni, Maria
dc.contributor.authorPoláčková Šolcová, Iva
dc.contributor.authorSirlopú, David
dc.contributor.authorSerdarevich, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorSelim, Heyla A.
dc.contributor.authorSargautyte, Ruta
dc.contributor.authorRøysamb, Espen
dc.contributor.authorRomashov, Vladyslav
dc.contributor.authorRizwan, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorPavlovid, Zoran
dc.contributor.authorPavlopoulos, Vassilis
dc.contributor.authorPark, Joonha
dc.contributor.authorvan Osch, Yvette
dc.contributor.authorOkvitawanli, Ayu
dc.contributor.authorNadi, Azar
dc.contributor.authorNader, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMustaffa, Nur Fariza
dc.contributor.authorMurdock, Elke
dc.contributor.authorMosca, Oriana
dc.contributor.authorMohoric, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorMarroquin, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos
dc.contributor.authorMaricchiolo, Fridanna
dc.contributor.authorMalyonova, Arina
dc.contributor.authorŁużniak-Piecha, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorLun, Vivian Miu-Chi
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xinhui
dc.contributor.authorLi, Liman Man Wai
dc.contributor.authorLee, J. Hannah
dc.contributor.authorKwiatkowska, Anna
dc.contributor.authorKronberger, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorKostoula, Olga
dc.contributor.authorKosiarczyk, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorKocimska-Zych, Agata
dc.contributor.authorKlůzová Kračmárová, Lucie
dc.contributor.authorKascakova, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorIşık, İdil
dc.contributor.authorIgou, Eric Raymond
dc.contributor.authorIgbokwe, David O.
dc.contributor.authorBoer, Diana
dc.contributor.authorGavreliuc, Alin
dc.contributor.authorGarðarsdóttir, Ragna B.
dc.contributor.authorGamsakhurdia, Vladimer
dc.contributor.authorFülöp, Márta
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Carla Sofia
dc.contributor.authorDominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorDenoux, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorBond, Michael Harris
dc.contributor.authorBaltin, Arno
dc.contributor.authorArevalo, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorAppoh, Lily
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorAkotia, Charity S.
dc.contributor.authorAdamovic, Mladen
dc.contributor.authorKrys, Kuba
dc.date.access2025-06-05
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-11T09:54:16Z
dc.date.available2025-09-11T09:54:16Z
dc.date.created2025-05-02
dc.date.issued2025-06-05
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Although most people aspire to be happy, the extent to which people pursue or idealize experiencing high levels of happiness does differ according to sociocultural context. This study was designed to elucidate which societal and cultural indicators are the most conducive to fostering high levels of happiness idealization. To accomplish this goal, we measured levels of happiness idealization for 11,170 participants residing in 43 different countries. We utilized machine learning (random forests approach) to examine how well an array of 18 different societal and cultural-level indicators were associated with country-level happiness idealization. We found robust and consistent evidence that greater cultural religiosity was associated with reduced idealization of happiness across four different types of happiness, including life satisfaction and interdependent happiness. These findings demonstrated that how much happiness is pursued varies considerably according to sociocultural context and highlights the role of cultural religiosity in shaping how people think about high levels of happiness.</jats:p>
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dc.description.issue3
dc.description.physical1289-1313
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume20
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11482-025-10462-w
dc.identifier.eissn1871-2576
dc.identifier.issn1871-2584
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1772
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-025-10462-w
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki socjologiczne
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o zarządzaniu i jakości
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.subject.enHappiness idealization
dc.subject.enSatisfaction with Life
dc.subject.enInterdependent happiness
dc.subject.enFamily happiness
dc.subject.enReligiosity
dc.subject.enRandom forests
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dc.titleA Cross-cultural Study On the Association Between Societal Conditions and the Idealization of Happiness
dc.title.journalApplied Research in Quality of Life
dc.typeJournalArticle
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