The Role of Cultural Heterogeneity in Strengthening the Link Between Family Relationships and Life Satisfaction in 50 Societies

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dc.abstract.enWe argue that the importance of family relationships for individual well-being varies across societies as a function of a society’s degree of cultural heterogeneity. To examine the role of family relationships, we analyzed the responses from 13,009 participants in 50 societies on their life satisfaction across societies varying in their levels of historical and contemporary cultural heterogeneity. Such heterogeneity creates differences in the frequency of interacting with unfamiliar groups, which leads families to become more central to their members’ satisfaction with life. Multi-level analyses showed that historical and contemporary cultural heterogeneity moderated the pattern such that greater historical or contemporary cultural heterogeneity of society promoted a stronger positive relation between family relationship satisfaction and individual life satisfaction. Our results also revealed that the moderating role of historical cultural heterogeneity was more reliable than that of contemporary cultural heterogeneity. These findings demonstrate the importance of societal demography in shaping people’s psychological processes in different historical periods, suggesting a universal, trans-historical cultural process.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorMan Wai Li, Liman
dc.contributor.authorMiu‑Chi Lun, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorBond, Michael Harris
dc.contributor.authorChun Yeung, June
dc.contributor.authorIgou, Eric Raymond
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Brian W.
dc.contributor.authorStoyanova, Stanislava
dc.contributor.authorMaricchiolo, Fridanna
dc.contributor.authorZelenski, John M.
dc.contributor.authorVauclair, Christin‑Melanie
dc.contributor.authorUchida, Yukiko
dc.contributor.authorPoláčková Šolcová, Iva
dc.contributor.authorSirlopú, David
dc.contributor.authorPark, Joonha
dc.contributor.authorKosiarczyk, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorKocimska‑Zych, Agata
dc.contributor.authorCapaldi, Colin A.
dc.contributor.authorAdamovic, Mladen
dc.contributor.authorAkotia, Charity S.
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorAppoh, Lily
dc.contributor.authorArevalo, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorBaltin, Arno
dc.contributor.authorDenoux, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez‑Espinosa, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Carla Sofia
dc.contributor.authorGamsakhurdia, Vladimer
dc.contributor.authorFülöp, Márta
dc.contributor.authorGarðarsdóttir, Ragna B.
dc.contributor.authorGavreliuc, Alin
dc.contributor.authorBoer, Diana
dc.contributor.authorIgbokwe, David O.
dc.contributor.authorIşık, İdil
dc.contributor.authorKascakova, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorKlůzová Kračmárová, Lucie
dc.contributor.authorKostoula, Olga
dc.contributor.authorKronberger, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorKwiatkowska, Anna
dc.contributor.authorLee, J. Hannah
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xinhui
dc.contributor.authorŁużniak-Piecha, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorMalyonov, 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.authorRøysamb, Espen
dc.contributor.authorSargautyte, Ruta
dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, Beate
dc.contributor.authorSelim, Heyla A.
dc.contributor.authorSerdarevich, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorStogiann, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSun, Chien‑Ru
dc.contributor.authorTeyssier, Julien
dc.contributor.authorvan Tilburg, Wijnand A. P.
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorVignoles, Vivian L.
dc.contributor.authorXing, Cai
dc.contributor.authorKrys, Kuba
dc.date.access2024-08
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-17T09:54:51Z
dc.date.available2024-12-17T09:54:51Z
dc.date.created2024-05-14
dc.date.issued2024-08
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>We argue that the importance of family relationships for individual well-being varies across societies as a function of a society’s degree of cultural heterogeneity. To examine the role of family relationships, we analyzed the responses from 13,009 participants in 50 societies on their life satisfaction across societies varying in their levels of historical and contemporary cultural heterogeneity. Such heterogeneity creates differences in the frequency of interacting with unfamiliar groups, which leads families to become more central to their members’ satisfaction with life. Multi-level analyses showed that historical and contemporary cultural heterogeneity moderated the pattern such that greater historical or contemporary cultural heterogeneity of society promoted a stronger positive relation between family relationship satisfaction and individual life satisfaction. Our results also revealed that the moderating role of historical cultural heterogeneity was more reliable than that of contemporary cultural heterogeneity. These findings demonstrate the importance of societal demography in shaping people’s psychological processes in different historical periods, suggesting a universal, trans-historical cultural process.</jats:p>
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dc.description.issue6
dc.description.physical1-25
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume25
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10902-024-00768-1
dc.identifier.eissn1573-7780
dc.identifier.issn1389-4978
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1160
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-024-00768-1
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki socjologiczne
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o zarządzaniu i jakości
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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dc.subject.enLife satisfaction
dc.subject.enFamily relationships
dc.subject.enCultural heterogeneity
dc.subject.enSocio-ecological approach
dc.subject.enMulti-level analysis
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dc.titleThe Role of Cultural Heterogeneity in Strengthening the Link Between Family Relationships and Life Satisfaction in 50 Societies
dc.title.journalJournal of Happiness Studies
dc.typeJournalArticle
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