Happiness Meanders: A cross-cultural dataset on happiness, emotions, and models of selfhood from 48 countries

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dc.abstract.enThis data paper presents a dataset, of 12,361 observations compiled from the Happiness Meanders project, which explores cultural variations in individual and family well-being, ideal and actual happiness, emotional experiences and expressions, and cultural models of selfhood across 48 countries. Participants were recruited through academic networks. Data were collected using standardised scales, including the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Interdependent Happiness Scale, the Cultural Models of Selfhood Scale, and the Emotional Experience and Expression inspired by Affect Valuation Index. The dataset underwent thorough technical validation, including checks for variable consistency, handling missing data, and identifying potential response biases. A filter for data quality was applied, with potentially unreliable data flagged for exclusion. This dataset offers a valuable resource for examining cultural influences on emotional dynamics (frequence of experience and expression), individual and family oriented evaluations of happiness, ideal and actual evaluation of happiness, cultural models of selfhood, and can support further research in cross-cultural psychology and related social sciences.
dc.affiliationFaculty of Psychology in Wrocław
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorKryś, Kuba
dc.contributor.authorTeyssier, Julien
dc.contributor.authorEl Sayed, Valentin
dc.contributor.authorGajewska, Olga Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorKocimska-Bortnowska, Agata
dc.contributor.authorKosiarczyk, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorPoláčková Šolcová, Iva
dc.contributor.authorRøysamb, Espen
dc.contributor.authorIgou, Eric Raymond
dc.contributor.authorStoyanova, Stanislava
dc.contributor.authorMaricchiolo, Fridanna
dc.contributor.authorZelenski, John M.
dc.contributor.authorVauclair, Christin-Melanie
dc.contributor.authorUchida, Yukiko
dc.contributor.authorSirlopú, David
dc.contributor.authorAkotia, Charity
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorAppoh, Lily
dc.contributor.authorArévalo Mira, Douglas Marlon
dc.contributor.authorBaltin, Arno
dc.contributor.authorDenoux, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez Espinosa, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Carla Sofia
dc.contributor.authorGamsakhurdia, Vladimer
dc.contributor.authorGavreliuc, Alin
dc.contributor.authorBoer, Diana
dc.contributor.authorKascakova, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorKlůzová Kračmárová, Lucie
dc.contributor.authorKostoula, Olga
dc.contributor.authorKronberger, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorKwiatkowska, Anna
dc.contributor.authorLee, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorŁużniak-Piecha, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorMalyonova, Arina
dc.contributor.authorMarroquin, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos
dc.contributor.authorMohorić, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorMosca, Oriana
dc.contributor.authorMurdock, Elke
dc.contributor.authorMustaffa, Nur Fariza
dc.contributor.authorNader, Martin
dc.contributor.authorNadi, Azar
dc.contributor.authorOkvitawanli, Ayu
dc.contributor.authorvan Osch, Yvette
dc.contributor.authorPavlopoulos, Vassilis
dc.contributor.authorPavlović, Zoran
dc.contributor.authorRizwan, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorRomashov, Vladyslav
dc.contributor.authorSargautytė, Rūta
dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, Beate
dc.contributor.authorSelim, Heyla
dc.contributor.authorSerdarevich, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorStogianni, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSun, Chien-Ru
dc.contributor.authorvan Tilburg, Wijnand
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorVignoles, Vivian L
dc.contributor.authorXing, Cai
dc.contributor.authorWai Li, Liman Man
dc.contributor.authorMiu-Chi Lun, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorBond, Michael Harris
dc.contributor.authorYeung, June Chun
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Brian W.
dc.contributor.authorPark, Joonha
dc.contributor.authorAdamovic, Mladen
dc.contributor.authorGardarsdottir, Ragna Benedikta
dc.contributor.authorIgbokwe, David
dc.contributor.authorIşık, İdil
dc.contributor.authorBuźniak, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorFülöp, Márta
dc.date.access2026-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-01T07:51:21Z
dc.date.available2026-06-01T07:51:21Z
dc.date.created2026
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This data paper presents a dataset, of 12,361 observations compiled from the Happiness Meanders project, which explores cultural variations in individual and family well-being, ideal and actual happiness, emotional experiences and expressions, and cultural models of selfhood across 48 countries. Participants were recruited through academic networks. Data were collected using standardised scales, including the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Interdependent Happiness Scale, the Cultural Models of Selfhood Scale, and the Emotional Experience and Expression inspired by Affect Valuation Index. The dataset underwent thorough technical validation, including checks for variable consistency, handling missing data, and identifying potential response biases. A filter for data quality was applied, with potentially unreliable data flagged for exclusion. This dataset offers a valuable resource for examining cultural influences on emotional dynamics (frequence of experience and expression), individual and family oriented evaluations of happiness, ideal and actual evaluation of happiness, cultural models of selfhood, and can support further research in cross-cultural psychology and related social sciences.</jats:p>
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dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41597-026-07175-6
dc.identifier.eissn2052-4463
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2377
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dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o zarządzaniu i jakości
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki socjologiczne
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dc.titleHappiness Meanders: A cross-cultural dataset on happiness, emotions, and models of selfhood from 48 countries
dc.title.journalScientific Data
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