Conceptions of Happiness Matter: Relationships between Fear and Fragility of Happiness and Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Lambert, Louise; Draper, Zakary A.; Warren, Meg A.; Joshanloo, Mohsen; Chiao, En-Ling; Schwam, Allison; Arora, Theresa

doi:10.1007/s10902-021-00413-1

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“…However, the dominance of Western research in psychological sciences [ 45 ] suggest that nuances in emotional expression from other parts of the world may be underrepresented. Joshanloo [ 46 , 47 ] has suggested this may be due, in part, to a fear of happiness shown in many Eastern and Muslim populations and confirmed in UAE studies [ 24 , 25 ], as well as different views on happiness and its expression altogether.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…A growing focus on wellbeing in the GCC nations has significantly raised its profile; many studies have been published exploring how it can be successfully increased, which necessarily includes how to measure gains. A series of studies in the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have explored a variety of positive psychology interventions (PPIs) and their impact on the wellbeing of youth in schools [ 23 ] and university students [ 24 – 26 ], as well as the general population [ 27 ], many of which included the SPANE as a measure of interest. Reviews of the positive psychology intervention literature were also conducted [ 28 – 31 ], all showing the field to be slowly growing, but in need of higher-quality regional studies, as well as more attention to the cultural adaptation of interventions and measures alike.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Validation study of a wellbeing scale (SPANE) in the Arab Gulf region: A multicountry study

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The Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) is an emerging wellbeing scale to measure the frequency of positive and negative emotions. This study explores the psychometric properties of SPANE on a sample from the Arab Gulf region. The Arab Gulf region shares cultural elements with the broader Muslim and Arab world, but maintains distinct features that warrants validation studies for psychological instruments. There were 1393 participants from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and other Arab Gulf countries. The factorial structure of SPANE was examined using a principal axis factor analysis, followed up with a confirmatory factor analysis. The convergent validity was examined by correlating SPANE with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The findings confirmed a two-factor structure of SPANE, and demonstrated adequate psychometric properties and convergent validity. In conclusion, this study indicates that SPANE shows sufficient validity for use as a measure of wellbeing in the Arab Gulf region.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Validation study of a wellbeing scale (SPANE) in the Arab Gulf region: A multicountry study

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“…A growing body of literature on cross-cultural psychology has examined how folk conceptions of happiness and its causal attributions vary across nations (Crossley & Langdridge, 2005; Delle Fave et al, 2016; Imada, 2012; Oishi et al, 2013). These discussions have been motivated by the idea that individuals’ understanding of happiness is a central mechanism in how they will behave to achieve such happiness and by the effect on well-being (Joshanloo, 2019; Lambert et al, 2021; Titova & Sheldon, 2019). However, recent studies have indicated that popular conceptions of happiness vary not only by country but also between individuals (Moyano-Díaz et al, 2021; Olivos, 2020).…”

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Causal Attributions of Happiness and Critical Events

Olivos¹,

Olivos-Jara

Dı́az

2023

Social Psychology

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Abstract. This study extends the literature on people’s understanding of happiness by asking whether positive and negative events could affect the causal attributions of what makes others happy. Using a factorial survey applied to a representative and probabilistic sample of Chileans, we examined three central causal attributions deeply rooted in Latin American folk culture. The results show that the positive family causal attribution of others’ happiness is reinforced by both negative and positive events that happened to the observer. Moreover, the attributions of health and income are unchanged. Finally, we discussed how this study contributes to understanding people’s causal attributions by examining how they are modified by critical events that affect the observer.

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“…Existing evidence has emphasized that psychological maltreatment is related to feelings and thoughts that can adversely influence people's beliefs about happiness (i.e., aversion to happiness), which in turn reduces psychological adjustment and wellbeing (Arslan, 2021a). Additionally, individuals with lower levels of aversion to happiness are likely to have an optimistic view and experience higher psychological adjustment (Lambert et al, 2022). People with a higher aversion to happiness may develop expectations that things do not go their way, which in turn take a pessimistic view of their lives as something beyond their control.…”

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confidence: 99%

Childhood psychological maltreatment, optimism, aversion to happiness, and psychological adjustment among college students

Arslan

2022

Curr Psychol

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Although there is increasing empirical evidence of the negative impact of childhood maltreatment on adult mental health and well-being, little is known about the underlying factors that mitigate the link between psychological maltreatment and psychological adjustment. A critical step is to examine these mechanisms to develop prevention and intervention strategies to decrease the adverse impacts of child maltreatment on psychological adjustment and well-being among young adults. The presented study aimed to explore the association between childhood psychological maltreatment and young adults’ psychological adjustment through aversion to happiness, optimism, and pessimism. The sample of this study comprised 511 college students. Participants included 64% female, with ranging in age between 18 and 39 years ( M = 21.36, SD = 2.55). Findings from the study indicated that aversion to happiness was a significant mediator in the association of psychological maltreatment with pessimism, optimism, and psychological adjustment. Further, optimism and pessimism mitigated the link of both aversion to happiness and psychological maltreatment with psychological adjustment. The findings indicate that optimism-based strategies are key to fostering psychological adjustment and could help to reduce the negative impacts of aversion to happiness and child maltreatment on young adults’ adjustment and wellbeing.

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Conceptions of Happiness Matter: Relationships between Fear and Fragility of Happiness and Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Cited by 17 publications

References 117 publications

Validation study of a wellbeing scale (SPANE) in the Arab Gulf region: A multicountry study

Validation study of a wellbeing scale (SPANE) in the Arab Gulf region: A multicountry study

Causal Attributions of Happiness and Critical Events

Childhood psychological maltreatment, optimism, aversion to happiness, and psychological adjustment among college students

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