Growth Motivation and Well-Being in the U.S., Japan, Guatemala, and India

Jack J. Bauer (), Sun W. Park, Hiroko Kamide, Nicholas V. Pesola, Shanmukh V. Kamble, Laura E. Graham, Joseph DeBrosse and Mahadevi S. Waddar
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Jack J. Bauer: University of Dayton
Sun W. Park: Korea University
Hiroko Kamide: Nagoya University
Nicholas V. Pesola: University of Dayton
Shanmukh V. Kamble: Karnatak University
Laura E. Graham: Claremont Graduate University
Joseph DeBrosse: University of Dayton
Mahadevi S. Waddar: Karnatak University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020, vol. 21, issue 3, No 7, 899-919

Abstract: Abstract The present study examined how the Growth Motivation Index (GMI; Bauer et al. in J Happiness Stud 16:185–210, 2015) related to well-being and identity exploration in samples from the U.S., Japan, Guatemala, and India. The GMI has two facets. GMI-reflective measures the motive to cultivate critical self-reflection and intellectual development, whereas GMI-experiential measures the motive to cultivate personally meaningful activities and relationships. We expected and found that, when comparing the two GMI facets simultaneously, GMI-reflective predicted well-being in countries ranked as having collectivist but not individualist cultures, whereas GMI-experiential predicted well-being in countries ranked as having individualist but not collectivist cultures. GMI-reflective predicted identity exploration across cultures. Implications for growth motivation and culture are discussed.

Keywords: Growth motivation; Well-being; Identity exploration; Eudaimonic growth; Cross-cultural (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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