Individual Differences in the Association Between Celebrity Worship and Subjective Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Gender and Age

The association of celebrity worship with mental health concerns has been extensively studied in the past two decades. However, there is a lack of research on basic demographic characteristics that can potentially alter the link between celebrity admiration and different aspects of mental health. The present study investigates the possible moderating role of gender, age, and opposite/same-gender celebrity selection on the association of celebrity worship with general well-being, self-esteem and perceived daytime sleepiness. A total of 1763 Hungarian adults (66.42% men, Mage = 37.2 years, SD = 11.4) completed an online survey focusing on attitudes and behaviors relating to celebrities and mental well-being. The moderation analysis showed that (i) the negative association between celebrity worship and self-esteem was slightly stronger for women than for men, and (ii) the association between celebrity worship and perceived daytime sleepiness was slightly stronger for younger individuals than for older ones. Although both gender and age were particularly weak moderators, these results draw the attention to some potential individual differences when interpreting links between celebrity worship and different aspects of mental health.

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The Mediating Roles of Upward Social Comparison and Self-esteem and the Moderating Role of Social Comparison Orientation in the Association between Social Networking Site Usage and Subjective Well-Being

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00771 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Jin-Liang Wang ◽

Hai-Zhen Wang ◽

James Gaskin ◽

Skyler Hawk

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Social Comparison ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Social Networking Site ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Social Comparison Orientation ◽

Upward Social Comparison ◽

Moderating Role

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The companion effect on adventure tourists’ satisfaction and subjective well-being: the moderating role of gender

Tourism Review ◽

10.1108/tr-02-2021-0063 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Lujun Su ◽

Jin Cheng ◽

Scott Swanson

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Additional Contribution ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Content Type ◽

Tourist Satisfaction ◽

Relative Ability ◽

The Impact ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose In an adventure tourism context (i.e. sky diving, bungee jumping) the effect of the absence or presence of a travel companion; companion relative ability (i.e. perception of a companion’s possessed resources useful for the achievement of travel goals); and tourist gender on the impact of companion relative ability on tourists’ satisfaction and subjective well-being is examined. This paper aims to investigate the mediating role of satisfaction that combines companion relative ability, tourist gender, tourist satisfaction and subjective well-being. Design/methodology/approach This research uses three situational experiments. A one-factor between-subjects experimental design was used for Study 1. Studies 2 and 3 used a one-factor between-subjects and a 2 × 3 factorial between-subjects design. Participants included tourists visiting a national park in China assigned to scenarios using an anonymous intercept approach and an online survey. Findings Having a companion with greater/comparable relative ability produces a greater effect on tourist satisfaction and subjective well-being than having a companion with lower relative ability. Furthermore, the perceived relative ability of a travel companion results in a stronger positive effect on tourist satisfaction and subjective well-being for female tourists. Meanwhile, satisfaction fully mediates the impact of the interaction between companion relative ability and tourist gender on subjective well-being. Originality/value The current research validates the companion effect on adventure tourists’ satisfaction and subjective well-being. An additional contribution is an investigation into the effect of companion relative ability. The study is the only one the authors are aware of that examines the moderating role of tourist gender on the effect of companion relative ability on tourist satisfaction and subjective well-being and identifies the mechanism that combines companion relative ability, tourist gender, tourist satisfaction and subjective well-being.

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General Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being Among University Students: The Moderating Role of Personal Cultural Orientations

Human Arenas ◽

10.1007/s42087-021-00253-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Constantinos M. Kokkinos ◽

Costas N. Tsouloupas ◽

Ioanna Voulgaridou

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

University Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

General Mental Health ◽

Cultural Orientations ◽

Moderating Role

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Moderating Role of Self-Esteem Between Perceived Organizational Support and Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02315 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mingli Yu ◽

Shihan Yang ◽

Tian Qiu ◽

Xuege Gao ◽

Hui Wu

Keyword(s):

Organizational Support ◽

Perceived Organizational Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Moderating Role

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Are the Lower Class Really Unhappy? Social Class and Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents: Moderating Role of Sense of Control and Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

Journal of Happiness Studies ◽

10.1007/s10902-020-00253-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bing Chen ◽

Lijun Luo ◽

Xin Wu ◽

Yujie Chen ◽

Yufang Zhao

Keyword(s):

Social Class ◽

Lower Class ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Chinese Adolescents ◽

Sense Of Control ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Moderating Role

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Individual differences and changes in lifestyle behaviours predict decreased subjective well-being during COVID-19 restrictions in an Australian sample

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/pubmed/fdab040 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Emily Brindal ◽

Jillian C Ryan ◽

Naomi Kakoschke ◽

Sinead Golley ◽

Ian T Zajac ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Individual Differences ◽

Online Survey ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Health Behaviours ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Australian Sample

Abstract Background Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, social distancing practices were introduced to curb infection rates in many countries. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of these restrictions on behaviours and well-being and whether individual differences predict changes in well-being. Methods Australian adults participated in a cross-sectional, online survey during May 2020. The survey captured demographic information; health behaviours; personality traits; life satisfaction and COVID-19-related attitudes, financial concerns, perceived risks and impacts. Results In total, 3745 (86.8% of 4313) participants completed all items. Participants were mostly female (85.7%) and 56.4 years (standard deviation [SD] = 12.6) on average. Over 95.0% of the sample indicated they had been social distancing or isolating. Health behaviours and well-being had generally worsened, with social connections being the most negatively affected. Life satisfaction was significantly lower since restrictions. For changes in life satisfaction, extroversion was a risk factor and openness to experience was a protective factor. Conclusions Overall, well-being was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing particularly in this sample containing mainly older women. In future, it will be crucial to understand why and who may be differentially affected, to encourage behaviours that are protective of well-being.

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