Help-Seeking Tendencies and Subjective Well-Being: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the United States and Japan
| Autor: | Verity Y. Q. Lua, Nadyanna M. Majeed, Andree Hartanto, Angela K.-y. Leung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Social Psychology Quarterly. 85:164-186 |
| ISSN: | 1939-8999 0190-2725 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01902725221077075 |
| Popis: | Help-seeking is commonly conceived as an instrumental behavior that improves people’s subjective well-being. However, most findings supporting a positive association between help-seeking and subjective well-being are observed in independence-preferring countries. Drawing from research demonstrating that the pathways to subjective well-being are culturally divergent, we posit that help-seeking tendencies may be detrimental to subjective well-being for members in interdependence-preferring countries where norms for preserving relational harmony and face concerns are prevalent. This study tested the moderating role of country in the relationship between help-seeking tendencies and subjective well-being using data from 5,068 American and Japanese participants. Results revealed that although help-seeking tendencies were associated with greater life satisfaction, higher positive affect, and lower negative affect among Americans, help-seeking tendencies were associated with poorer life satisfaction and lower positive affect among Japanese. We discuss the importance of adopting culturally sensitive perspectives when examining antecedents of subjective well-being. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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