Culture and conceptions of happiness: individual oriented and social oriented swb

Abstract

conceptions of happiness, cultural psychological approach, individual oriented SWB, social oriented SWB,

Exploring Filipino adolescents’ conception of happiness

“…Others reiterated on the viewpoint that happiness is a feeling of fulfillment that stemmed from satisfaction of needs and wants. Conception of happiness as a satisfaction of wants showed consistency with formulations from previous studies and theories (Lu & Gilmour, 2004;Tkach & Lyubomirsky, 2006;Primasari & Yuniarti, 2010).…”

“…Likewise, another adolescent shared: "I'm happy whenever I'm not facing any serious problem". Though this seems to contradict the usual way we look at happiness, it is still a significant conception given that negative affect is a core element in other well-being frameworks (Lu & Gilmour, 2004;Tkach & Lyubomirsky, 2006).…”

“…What remained constant across different studies is the formulation that happiness is an antecedent, correlate and predictor of positive psychological outcomes (Parks, Della Porta, Pierce, Zilca, & Lyubomirsky, 2012;Lyubomirsky, Diener, & King, 2005). To better understand the dynamics of one's subjective state of well-being, empirical studies were created using quantitative designs (Malkoc, 2011;Toner, Haslam, Robinson & Williams, 2012;Parks, Della Porta, Pierce, Zilca, & Lyubomirsky, 2012;Tkach & Lyubomirsky, 2006;Ganesan & Reyes, 2011) and qualitative designs (Chiu, Hsieh, Yeh, Kuo, Lee, & Yu, 2010;Lu & Gilmour, 2004).…”

“…Qualitative research designs were also employed to strengthen formulations on happiness (Chiu, Hsieh, Yeh, Kuo, Lee, & Yu, 2010;Lu & Gilmour, 2004). For instance, Chiu, Hsieh, Yeh, Kuo, Lee, and Yu (2010) explored conception of happiness among Chinese students through a model-building approach.…”

“…For example, Lu and Gilmour (2004) hypothesized attainment of a positive and joyous state among Chinese college students. In particular, they posited the assertion that happiness of Asian individuals is socially-oriented, in contrast with the individually-oriented happiness of Western people (i.e.…”