Cited by 83Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionCultural Differences and ValuesPersonality Traits and Psychology

Prediction of Chinese life satisfaction: Contribution of collective self-esteem

Zhang, Liwei·2005·International Journal of Psychology

Abstract

Psychologists try hard to better predict life satisfaction and happiness using different predictors. The general public, especially in the Western culture, appreciates the importance of individual self-esteem in ordinary human functioning. Therefore, high individual self-esteem was suggested to be the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction (19Diener, 1984) and this claim was supported by empirical studies (e.g., 8Campbell, Converse, & Rodgers, 1976; 40Neto, 1993). However, taking the importance of collective self-esteem (CSE) in collective cultures, this investigation evaluated whether CSE has added value in prediction of life satisfaction beyond established predictors, i.e., demographic predictors, personality predictors, and individual self-esteem. Participants were 1347 Mainland Chinese across three generations (aged from 14 to 88 years, 52.3% female). They finished the General Life Satisfaction Scale (31Leung & Leung, 1992), Life Domain Satisfaction Scale (revised from 36Michalos, 1985), Self-Esteem Scale (43Rosenberg, 1965), Collective Self-Esteem Scale (34Luhtanen & Crocker, 1992), and Simplified Chinese Version of NEO-FFI (12Costa & McCrae, 1992). Hierarchical regression analysis and dominance analysis were used to evaluate the contribution of CSE. The result indicated that CSE added 1% explained variance to general life satisfaction and 3% explained variance to life domain satisfaction beyond demographic variables, individual self-esteem, and personality traits. The result also revealed that, when predicting general life satisfaction, 26% of the predicted variance was attributed to CSE among the four best predictors (individual self-esteem, CSE, extraversion, and openness to experience). When predicting life domain satisfaction, 20% of the predicted variance was attributed to CSE among the five best predictors (individual self-esteem, neuroticism, CSE, extraversion, and agreeableness). Among two self-esteems and the Big Five personality traits, CSE was the second most powerful predictor of life satisfaction. These results suggested that CSE might be important in helping people cope with threat, reduce uncertainty, and achieve a high level of subjective well-being.

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Authors
Zhang, L.
Affiliations
Beijing Sport University (CN)
Corresponding author
Zhang, Liwei
Venue
International Journal of Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-06
Volume
40
Issue
3
Pages
189-200
ISSN
  • 0020-7594 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-066X
OpenAlex
W2167777509
Cited by
83
References
56
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
International Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
collective self-esteem, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, life domain satisfaction, Big Five personality traits, Chinese people, collective culture, happiness prediction

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