scholarly journals Does sharing memories make us feel closer? The roles of memory type and culture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Guan ◽  
Qi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Autobiographical Memories ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Relationship Closeness ◽  
European Americans ◽  
Conversational Partner ◽  
Types Of Information

The present study investigated in a cross-cultural context whether sharing different types of memories would differentially influence perceived relationship closeness and how that, in turn, was related to psychological well-being. Participants (N = 410) from European American and Asian cultural backgrounds reported their feelings of closeness to a conversational partner in hypothetical scenarios following five types of information sharing: specific and general autobiographical memories, specific and general vicarious memories, and non-personal information. Asians felt closer to the conversational partner than did European Americans following all types of information sharing, consistent with the greater interdependent value orientation among Asians. While sharing autobiographical memories led to greater closeness than sharing vicarious memories for both groups, sharing specific autobiographical memories appeared most effective to develop relationship closeness for European Americans. Perceived relationship closeness following memory-sharing was positively associated with psychological well-being across cultures.

Religion and Well-being

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 1394-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joni Y. Sasaki ◽  
Heejung S. Kim ◽  
Jun Xu
Keyword(s):  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Oxytocin Receptor ◽  
Specific Gene ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
European Americans ◽  
Receptor Polymorphism

Research suggests that religiosity, or the importance of religion in one’s life, may be related to well-being, but little is known about how culture and genes may play a role in this relationship. Given that religion in a North American cultural context tends to emphasize social affiliation less than in an East Asian cultural context and that some people may be genetically predisposed to be more socially sensitive than others, the way religion is linked to well-being may depend on the interplay between cultural context and genetic make-up. The current study examined how culture (i.e., European Americans vs. Koreans) and a specific gene polymorphism (i.e., oxytocin receptor polymorphism rs53576) may interact to impact the association between religiosity and psychological well-being. Results showed that among people who were more genetically predisposed toward social sensitivity (i.e., G/G genotype), Koreans had greater psychological well-being if they were more religious; however, European Americans with the G/G genotype had lower psychological well-being if they were more religious. These findings suggest that religion may benefit well-being for those who are genetically predisposed to be socially sensitive but only to the extent that the cultural context provides adequate opportunities for social affiliation.

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support and Assertiveness as a Predictor of Candidates Psychological Counselors’ Psychological Well-Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bünyamin Ates
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Counseling And Guidance ◽  
Special People

<p class="apa">In this research, to what extent the variables of perceived social support (family, friends and special people) and assertiveness predicted the psychological well-being levels of candidate psychological counselors. The research group of this study included totally randomly selected 308 candidate psychological counselors including 174 females (56.5%) and 134 males (43.5%) studying at Erzincan University, Faculty of Education, Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department in 2015-2016 academic year. The age average of the research group was 20.84. Psychological Well-Being Scale, Voltan-Acar Assertiveness Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and Personal Information Form were used as the data collection tools in the research. The data obtained in the research were analyzed with stepwise regression analysis method as one of the multiple linear regression analyses methods. According to the research findings, the variables of assertiveness and social support perceived from family, friends and special people significantly predicted psychological well-being.</p>

scholarly journals The Relationship between Cultural Intelligence and Psychological Well-being with the Moderating Effects of Mindfulness: A Study of International Students in Taiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Tzu-Ping ◽  
Chang Wei-Wen
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

According to Ministry of Education of Taiwan, numbers of international students studying in Taiwan gradually increased. However, studies showed that their learning outcome is significantly influenced by their psychological well-being (PWB). Therefore, this study examines the factors affecting PWB. In this study, cultural intelligence (CQ) is seen as a potential predictor for PWB. CQ is defined as the ability to deal with different cultural context, and it includes four dimensions, namely cognitive CQ, metacognitive CQ, motivational CQ and behavioral CQ. Besides, as people pay more attention to unfamiliar exotic things when being abroad, their consciousness on the present moment, so-called mindfulness, plays an important role for their well-being. Therefore, mindfulness is examined as a moderator in the relationship between CQ and PWB. Quantitative approach is applied in this study. The samples are 110 international students studying in Taiwan. The self-report questionnaire composed by Ryff’s 18-item scale, Cultural Intelligence Scale and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale is distributed on-line. The collected data go through descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis. Results show that metacognitive CQ and PWB has a significant relationship with an R2 of .231. Besides, motivational CQ is positive related to PWB with an R2 of .142. According to the statistic result of this study, future research can put efforts on how to enhance metacognitive and motivational CQ, like designing related cultural program courses before students’ departure, in order to better international students’ PWB.

scholarly journals Conflict Activity Styles of Psychological Counsellor Candidates: A Study of Based on Forgiveness and Psychological Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Durmuş Ümmet
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Conflict Style ◽  
Pearson Correlation Analysis ◽  
Counseling And Guidance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study is to assess the conflict activity styles of psychological counselor candidates in terms of psychological well-being and forgiveness. The sample of the study consists of a total of 410 individuals, 281 females and 129 males, who are studying at the department of psychological counseling and guidance at 4 different universities located at İstanbul during the 2019-2020 academic year. The study data were collected by “Personal information form”, “Conflict activity styles scale”, “Forgivingness scale” and “Psychological well-being scale”. The data was analyzed with SPSS-21 statistic software program. The first step of the data analysis included the assessment of the relationship between the variables with Pearson correlation analysis, which then followed by hierarchical multiple regression analysis in order to evaluate the psychological well-being and forgivingness as mutual predictors of conflict styles. The obtained results showed that there is a significant correlation between the psychological counselor candidates’ conflict style scores and their psychological well-being and forgivingness scores. Additionally, it was found that these two variables, though in different percentages, are predictor variables of conflict activity styles of psychological counselors. The data were discussed considering the literature to lead variety of suggestions which would serve both the researchers and field practitioners.

scholarly journals Investigation of the correlation between childhood trauma, psychological well-being, and altruistic fear of crime of mothers with children aged three to six years

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-136
Author(s):  
Bayram Deles ◽  
Nilgun Sarp
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire ◽  
Childhood Traumas ◽  
Altruistic Fear

Childhood is the period during which physical and mental development is extremely rapid from the first years of life. Furthermore, many basic factors affecting the future lives of individuals start to be shaped. The child's future life, psychological well-being, and quality of life are negatively affected by the exposure to unwanted situations by the family or the environment during this period. As a matter of fact, behavior patterns exhibited by individuals during adulthood are thought to be correlated with childhood traumas. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the altruistic fear of crime, psychological well-being, and childhood traumas among mothers with children aged three to six years. A cross-sectional correlation research design was used for this study. The sample of the study consisted of 214 volunteer mothers, whose children were attending a private preschool education institution in the city center of Gumushane province of Turkey during the 2019/2020 academic year. The research data were collected using "Personal Information Form", "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire", "Altruistic Fear of Crime Scale" and "Psychological Well-being Scale". Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis. The results of the research showed that the age of the mothers, birth order, presence of any family member receiving psychological support, and marital satisfaction caused significant differences. Furthermore, scores obtained from "Personal Information Form", "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire", "Altruistic Fear of Crime" and "Psychological Well-being Scale" were found to be significantly correlated.

Ethical Issues in Oocyte Donation

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-135
Author(s):  
Susan C. Klock
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Oocyte Donation ◽  
Female Infertility ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Gamete Donation ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Reproductive Process

Oocyte or gamete donation has allowed for the reproductive process to be broken down into its component parts (genetic mother, gestating mother, and rearing mother) and has introduced the inclusion of a third party for female infertility. Gamete donation has enabled previously infertile individuals to have children. This chapter reviews three ethical issues in gamete donation: the payment of donors, the medical and psychological well-being of donors after donation, and the issues related to information sharing between donors, parents and offspring.

Critical consciousness and psychological well-being among youth in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayanan Annalakshmi ◽  
Krishnan Rakhi ◽  
Jothish K J ◽  
Murugesan Murugesan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Two Factors

Critical consciousness (CC) is the ability to perceive social, political, and economic oppression in the society and includes taking action against the oppressive elements of society. CC has been mainly explored in the western cultures. CC has not been studied in the Asian culture which is distinctly different from the western culture in several ways including the presence of social hierarchy that are firmly laid down. The present study examines the relationship between critical consciousness and psychological well-being measures like alienation, self-efficacy, and life satisfaction among youth in India. It was hypothesized that a higher level of critical consciousness would be related to higher levels of well-being. This was tested on a sample of 345 (Males=164) students in the age group 17 to 26 years. Participants completed self-report measures of critical consciousness, alienation, self-efficacy and life satisfaction. Critical consciousness was assessed in terms of two factors pertaining to critical reflection, namely, perceived inequality and egalitarianism, and one factor relating to critical action, namely, socio-political participation. Females were higher on egalitarianism and lower on socio-political participation compared to males. Significant differences between communities on perceived inequality was found: MBC group was higher on perceived inequality compared to OC and BC group. The different groups on religion do not differ from each other on critical consciousness. Egalitarianism was negatively correlated with both perceived inequality and sociopolitical participation. All three dimensions of critical consciousness predicted alienation. Perceived inequality and socio-political participation positively predicted alienation while egalitarianism negatively predicted alienation. Egalitarianism positively predicted both self-efficacy and life satisfaction. The findings point towards a need to reexamine the meaning of critical consciousness with special reference to the cultural context.

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