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Kim, Y. H., & Tov, W. (2011). Cultural processes underlying subjective well-being. In A. K-y. Leung, C-y. Chiu, & Y-y. Hong (Eds.), Cultural processes: A social psychological perspective (pp. 154-171). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Abstract In this chapter, we highlight cross-cultural differences in SWB and provide a theoretical foundation for understanding the psychological processes related to those differences. We restrict our comparisons to those between European American and East Asian samples in part because research on these groups is extensive. Our interpretation of these differences draws largely on the cultural psychology of self-construals (Markus & Kitayama, 1991), which assumes that individuals can define themselves either in reference to or in isolation from their social roles and that certain cultures may value one type of self-construal over another. We discuss how these divergent patterns might explain two common findings in culture and well-being research: differences in (a) the correlates and causes and (b) the mean levels of SWB across cultures.[Download PDF] |