scholarly journals The Role of Collectivism–Individualism in Attitudes Toward Compliance and Psychological Responses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen S. Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Psychological Responses ◽  
Psychological Response ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Cultural Orientations ◽  
Individualism And Collectivism ◽  
Health Advice

This study examined the role of individual differences in horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism, trust and worries, and concerns about COVID-19 in predicting the attitudes toward compliance of health advice and psychological responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese university students (N=384, 324 female) completed measures of individualism and collectivism, trust, attitudes toward compliance, and psychological responses to the pandemic. Results showed that not only vertical collectivist orientation but also horizontal individualist orientation significantly predicted higher willingness to comply, whereas vertical individualist orientation significantly predicted lower willingness to comply. Vertical individualist and vertical collectivist orientations predicted higher psychological response in terms of distress, anxiety, and depression, while horizontal collectivistic orientation significantly predicted less psychological problems. Implications of the effect of individual-level cultural orientations on attitudes toward public health compliance and psychological well-being during global health crises are discussed.

scholarly journals Adult attachment, cultural orientation, and well-being in Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Kafetsios ◽  
Evangelia Kateri
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Anxious Attachment ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Cultural Orientations ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Different Cultures

Social bonds and relationships are important determinants of well-being and happiness. Peoples’ propensities for relating to individual and cultural levels can partially account for variations in well-being in different cultures. The present paper examined how adult attachment orientations, a seminal aspect of relating, and independent and interdependent self-construal, a cultural category of social relations, interrelate at an individual level to explain well-being in Greece. In a large-scale community study state secure attachment and independent and interdependent cultural orientations were all positively associated with well-being. As expected, the two relating constructs intersected so that higher interdependence was associated with higher anxiety and lower avoidance in line with expectations. Importantly, the interaction between interdependence and anxious attachment accounted for an additional part of the variance in well-being: participants higher in anxiety and interdependence had higher well-being whereas the inverse was true for participants higher in anxiety and independence. These results point to culture-specific patterns in how central relating schemas contribute to well-being[1]. 

scholarly journals The Role of Gender in the Association Among the Emotional Intelligence, Anxiety and Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rita Sergi ◽  
Laura Picconi ◽  
Marco Tommasi ◽  
Aristide Saggino ◽  
Sjoerd J. H. Ebisch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Negative Events ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Well Being

Recent epidemiological data show an increase of depression and anxiety that cause a loss of about 3–4% of the gross domestic product in Europe, as a consequence of a reduced productivity and a premature death of people. Gender differences in both psychopathologies were found from mid-to-late adolescence until 55 years, and data indicate an increase of depression in women. Considering these data, new interventions focused on promoting psychological well-being were designed. A predictive factor of psychological disorders is Emotional Intelligence (EI), the ability to understand and regulate our own emotions, as well as those of others. EI is associated with psychological well-being, as well as with the treatment of mental illness, but gender differences in the association among EI, anxiety and depression remains unclear. The present study aims at analyzing the nomological associations among EI, anxiety and depression. Furthermore, the possible moderating role of gender in the relation between EI, depression and anxiety is investigated in a sample of 1725 healthy participants. Our results show that the ability to recognize and to control emotions in the social context helps us to reduce the risk to be affected by depression and anxiety. Moreover, our study shows that the association of EI with anxiety and depression wasn’t gender moderated. In conclusion, the findings highlight that EI can help people to manage emotions linked to negative events and to successfully understand emotions in others. In addition, we found no moderation role of gender in the association between EI, anxiety and depression.

scholarly journals Material Conditions and Well-Being in Old Age: the Role of Contextual Factors at Regional Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 712-712
Author(s):  
Michal Myck ◽  
Martina Brandt ◽  
Claudius Garten ◽  
Monika Oczkowska ◽  
Alina Schmitz
Keyword(s):  
Public Services ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Material Conditions ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In our Beethoven project “Age-well” we examine the role of regional contextual factors for the relationship between individual wellbeing and material conditions over time, using a unique combination of individual and regional level longitudinal data. The analyses consider a broad range of regional, community-level indicators for two countries, Germany and Poland, both characterised by rapid population ageing and significant regional variation in the standard of living. These variables, including local indicators of economic conditions and public services, are combined with detailed individual-level information on wellbeing from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). This data match allows us to study the degree to which regional contexts affect the relationship between individual material conditions and wellbeing in later life. Local public services are shown to mediate the importance of individual level resources for wellbeing confirming an important channel through which public policy can improve welfare of older people.

scholarly journals The role of perceptions about trade and inequality in the backlash against globalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Dluhosch
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Subjective Element

AbstractMany countries in the Western hemisphere are experiencing a political backlash against globalization. When explaining this phenomenon, much of the extant research draws on the distributional effects of international competition, in particular the opposition to trade by those who are adversely affected. Using cross-sectional data on subjective well-being from the World Values Survey and the European Values Study and combing these self-reports with trade and incomes data, this paper contributes to this strand of research by focusing on the subjective element in the formation of anti-trade sentiments. It thus explores how the role of international trade in the income distribution is being perceived at the individual level. Simulations based on the data reveal that matters of income inequality are evaluated differently, depending on how deeply the respective economy is integrated into world markets: results suggest that the extent of trade globalization amplifies any negative effect of income inequality on subjective well-being. If the role of international openness in the income distribution is perceived to be more pronounced than it actually is, the subjective element has wider politico-economic implications; it carries the risk of costly anti-trade policies without necessarily narrowing the income distribution.

Human Flourishing and Well-Being

2019 ◽  
pp. 74-93
Author(s):  
K. Seeta Prabhu ◽  
Sandhya S. Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Collective Agency ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Personal Freedom ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual

This chapter reflects on the meta questions of human flourishing, well-being, and justice, and critically looks at ideas of choices, well-being, and freedom from a human development standpoint. Freedom is the pivot around which human development revolves, where freedoms are of two kinds, personal freedom and process freedom, each of which has different public policy implications. The chapter discusses both process and opportunity freedoms and distinguishes them from other conventional notions of freedom. It also deals with the process of choice and the act of choice at the individual level and its relationship with human flourishing. Further, the role of agency is highlighted, where both individual as well as collective agency are established as important to bring about a change in the society.

scholarly journals Authentic leadership and psychological well-being at work of nurses: The mediating role of work climate at the individual level of analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Nelson ◽  
Jean-Sébastien Boudrias ◽  
Luc Brunet ◽  
Denis Morin ◽  
Mirella De Civita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Climate ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Level Of Analysis
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