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Collective and Individual Self-Esteem Mediate the Effect of Self-Construals on Subjective Well-Being of Undergraduate Students in China

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  • Xiaobo Yu

    (Anyang Normal University)

  • Ziheng Zhou

    (Sichuan University)

  • Guanhua Fan

    (Nankai University)

  • Yangyang Yu

    (School of Journalism and Communication of Southwest University)

  • Jiaxi Peng

    (Fourth Military Medical University)

Abstract

Human psychology and behavior are influenced by culture. Self-construals reflect the individualism-collectivism dimension at the level of individual personality. The current study aimed to explore how self-construals affect subjective well-being (SWB) in China, which has a collectivist culture. Chinese undergraduates (N = 442) participated in this study. They responded to the self-construal scale, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, collective self-esteem scale and measures of SWB. The results suggested that the type of self-construal significantly predicted SWB. Moreover, an individual’s self-esteem completely mediated the impact of independent self-construal on SWB, whereas interdependent self-construal influenced SWB directly, as well as indirectly though collective self-esteem. In addition, collective self-esteem promoted individual self-esteem, which in turn further stimulated SWB. These findings extend prior reports and shed light on how individual differences in self-construal affect SWB.

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  • Xiaobo Yu & Ziheng Zhou & Guanhua Fan & Yangyang Yu & Jiaxi Peng, 2016. "Collective and Individual Self-Esteem Mediate the Effect of Self-Construals on Subjective Well-Being of Undergraduate Students in China," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 11(1), pages 209-219, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:11:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1007_s11482-014-9362-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-014-9362-y
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