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Effects of Cultural Orientation, Self-Esteem, and Collective Self-Esteem on Well-Being

Psychological Studies volume 62, pages 241–249 (2017)Cite this article

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This study examined a model of independent and interdependent self-construal, individual and collective self-esteem, and subjective well-being in a sample of college students from the mainland USA, Hawaii, and Japan. Specifically, the mediation role of individual as well as collective self-esteem in the effects of independent and interdependent self-construal on subjective well-being was explored. Results indicated that the hypothesized model fit well. The study found the direct effects of independent self-construal on subjective well-being in all three cultural groups. Collective self-esteem was a significant mediator of the effects of both independent and interdependent self-construal on subjective well-being only in the mainland USA. The negative effect of interdependent self-construal on collective self-esteem was observed only in the mainland USA. Better understanding of both universal and culture-specific aspects of collective self-esteem in promoting subjective well-being seems essential for further theoretical development as well as effective prevention/intervention efforts across three cultural groups.

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The authors thank the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research B (25285113), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C (17K04376), and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C (15K04142).

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  1. College of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26 Kitano, Niiza-shi, Saitama, 352-8558, Japan

    Ayano Yamaguchi

  2. Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS), Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Japan

    Satoshi Akutsu

  3. Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

    Atsushi Oshio

  4. Communicology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Min-Sun Kim

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Yamaguchi, A., Akutsu, S., Oshio, A. et al. Effects of Cultural Orientation, Self-Esteem, and Collective Self-Esteem on Well-Being. Psychol Stud 62, 241–249 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-017-0413-y

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Keywords

  • Collective self-esteem
  • Self-esteem
  • Cultural orientation
  • Well-being