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

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Kryś, Kuba
Teyssier, Julien
El Sayed, Valentin
Gajewska, Olga Magdalena
Kocimska-Bortnowska, Agata
Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra
Poláčková Šolcová, Iva
Røysamb, Espen
Igou, Eric Raymond
Stoyanova, Stanislava
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2026
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Scientific Data
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1-17
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-07175-6
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2026-06-01
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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.
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Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3. Good Health and Well-being
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