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

Xiaobo Yu, Ziheng Zhou, Guanhua Fan, Yangyang Yu and Jiaxi Peng ()
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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

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2016, vol. 11, issue 1, No 12, 209-219

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Self-construals; Individual self-esteem; Collective self-esteem; Subjective well-being; Mediation effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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