The Role of Cultural Heterogeneity in Strengthening the Link Between Family Relationships and Life Satisfaction in 50 Societies

Liman Man Wai Li (), Vivian Miu-Chi Lun (), Michael Harris Bond (), June Chun Yeung (), Eric Raymond Igou (), Brian W. Haas (), Stanislava Stoyanova (), Fridanna Maricchiolo (), John M. Zelenski (), Christin-Melanie Vauclair (), Yukiko Uchida (), Iva Poláčková Šolcová (), David Sirlopú (), Joonha Park (), Aleksandra Kosiarczyk (), Agata Kocimska-Zych (), Colin A. Capaldi (), Mladen Adamovic (), Charity S. Akotia (), Isabelle Albert (), Lily Appoh (), Douglas Arevalo (), Arno Baltin (), Patrick Denoux (), Alejandra Domínguez-Espinosa (), Carla Sofia Esteves (), Vladimer Gamsakhurdia (), Márta Fülöp (), Ragna B. Garðarsdóttir (), Alin Gavreliuc (), Diana Boer (), David O. Igbokwe (), İdil Işık (), Natalia Kascakova (), Lucie Klůzová Kračmárová (), Olga Kostoula (), Nicole Kronberger (), Anna Kwiatkowska (), J. Hannah Lee (), Xinhui Liu (), Magdalena Łużniak-Piecha (), Arina Malyonova (), Pablo Eduardo Barrientos Marroquin (), Tamara Mohorić (), Oriana Mosca (), Elke Murdock (), Nur Fariza Mustaffa (), Martin Nader (), Azar Nadi (), Ayu Okvitawanli (), Yvette Osch (), Vassilis Pavlopoulos (), Zoran Pavlović (), Muhammad Rizwan (), Vladyslav Romashov (), Espen Røysamb (), Ruta Sargautyte (), Beate Schwarz (), Heyla A. Selim (), Ursula Serdarevich (), Maria Stogianni (), Chien-Ru Sun (), Julien Teyssier (), Wijnand A. P. Tilburg (), Claudio Torres (), Vivian L. Vignoles (), Cai Xing () and Kuba Krys ()
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Liman Man Wai Li: The Education University of Hong Kong
Vivian Miu-Chi Lun: Lingnan University
Michael Harris Bond: Hong Kong Polytechnic University
June Chun Yeung: Polish Academy of Sciences
Eric Raymond Igou: University of Limerick
Brian W. Haas: University of Georgia
Stanislava Stoyanova: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Fridanna Maricchiolo: University of Roma Tre
John M. Zelenski: Carleton University
Christin-Melanie Vauclair: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL
Yukiko Uchida: Kyoto University
Iva Poláčková Šolcová: Czech Academy of Sciences
David Sirlopú: Universidad San Sebastián
Joonha Park: Kyoto University
Aleksandra Kosiarczyk: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Agata Kocimska-Zych: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Colin A. Capaldi: Carleton University
Mladen Adamovic: King’s College London
Charity S. Akotia: University of Ghana
Isabelle Albert: University of Luxembourg
Lily Appoh: Nord University
Douglas Arevalo: Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas
Arno Baltin: Tallinn University
Patrick Denoux: Université Toulouse II
Alejandra Domínguez-Espinosa: Iberoamerican University
Carla Sofia Esteves: Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Vladimer Gamsakhurdia: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Márta Fülöp: Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church
Ragna B. Garðarsdóttir: University of Iceland
Alin Gavreliuc: West University of Timisoara
Diana Boer: University of Koblenz
David O. Igbokwe: Baze University Abuja
İdil Işık: Bahçeşehir University
Natalia Kascakova: Palacky University
Lucie Klůzová Kračmárová: Czech Academy of Sciences
Olga Kostoula: Johannes Kepler University Linz
Nicole Kronberger: Johannes Kepler University Linz
Anna Kwiatkowska: Polish Academy of Sciences
J. Hannah Lee: Indiana University Northwest
Xinhui Liu: Universidad del Desarollo
Magdalena Łużniak-Piecha: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Arina Malyonova: Dostoevsky Omsk State University
Pablo Eduardo Barrientos Marroquin: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Tamara Mohorić: University of Rijeka
Oriana Mosca: University of Cagliari
Elke Murdock: University of Luxembourg
Nur Fariza Mustaffa: International Islamic University Malaysia
Martin Nader: Universidad ICESI
Azar Nadi: Polish Academy of Sciences
Ayu Okvitawanli: Universitas Brawijaya
Yvette Osch: Tilburg University
Vassilis Pavlopoulos: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Zoran Pavlović: University of Belgrade
Muhammad Rizwan: National University of Medical Sciences
Vladyslav Romashov: Polish Academy of Sciences
Espen Røysamb: University of Oslo
Ruta Sargautyte: Vilnius University
Beate Schwarz: Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Heyla A. Selim: King Saud University
Ursula Serdarevich: Universidad Nacional del Oeste
Maria Stogianni: Tilburg University
Chien-Ru Sun: National Chengchi University
Julien Teyssier: Université Toulouse II
Wijnand A. P. Tilburg: University of Essex
Claudio Torres: University of Brasilia
Vivian L. Vignoles: University of Sussex
Cai Xing: Renmin University of China
Kuba Krys: Polish Academy of Sciences

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2024, vol. 25, issue 6, No 3, 25 pages

Abstract: Abstract We argue that the importance of family relationships for individual well-being varies across societies as a function of a society’s degree of cultural heterogeneity. To examine the role of family relationships, we analyzed the responses from 13,009 participants in 50 societies on their life satisfaction across societies varying in their levels of historical and contemporary cultural heterogeneity. Such heterogeneity creates differences in the frequency of interacting with unfamiliar groups, which leads families to become more central to their members’ satisfaction with life. Multi-level analyses showed that historical and contemporary cultural heterogeneity moderated the pattern such that greater historical or contemporary cultural heterogeneity of society promoted a stronger positive relation between family relationship satisfaction and individual life satisfaction. Our results also revealed that the moderating role of historical cultural heterogeneity was more reliable than that of contemporary cultural heterogeneity. These findings demonstrate the importance of societal demography in shaping people’s psychological processes in different historical periods, suggesting a universal, trans-historical cultural process.

Keywords: Life satisfaction; Family relationships; Cultural heterogeneity; Socio-ecological approach; Multi-level analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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