In this paper, we introduce the concept of 'societal emotional environment': the emotional climate of a society (operationalized as the degree to which positive and negative emotions are expressed in a society). Using data collected from 12,888 participants across 49 countries, we show how societal emotional environments vary across countries and cultural clusters, and we consider the potential importance of these differences for well-being. Multilevel analyses supported a 'double-edged sword' model of negative emotion expression, where expression of negative emotions predicted higher life satisfaction for the expresser but lower life satisfaction for society. In contrast, partial support was found for higher societal life satisfaction in positive societal emotional environments. Our study highlights the potential utility and importance of distinguishing between positive and negative emotion expression, and adopting both individual and societal perspectives in well-being research. Indi...vidual pathways to happiness may not necessarily promote the happiness of others.
Keywords:
societal well-being / Societal emotional environment / life satisfaction / Latin America / emotion regulation / emotion expression / culture
Source:
Journal of Positive Psychology, 2021
Publisher:
Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
Funding / projects:
Polish National Science Centre [2016/23/D/HS6/02946]
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science under Grants P17806 and 17F17806
Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development -CNPqConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) [301298/2018-1]
Czech Science Foundation CSF [20-08583S]
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [71873133]
Department of Educational Studies, University of Roma Tre under biannual Grant [DSF 2017-2018]
TY - JOUR
AU - Krys, Kuba
AU - Yeung, June Chun
AU - Capaldi, Colin A.
AU - Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi
AU - Torres, Claudio
AU - van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P.
AU - Bond, Michael Harris
AU - Zelenski, John M.
AU - Haas, Brian W.
AU - Park, Joonha
AU - Maricchiolo, Fridanna
AU - Vauclair, Christin-Melanie
AU - Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra
AU - Kocimska-Zych, Agata
AU - Kwiatkowska, Anna
AU - Adamović, Mladen
AU - Pavlopoulos, Vassilis
AU - Fulop, Marta
AU - Sirlopu, David
AU - Okvitawanli, Ayu
AU - Boer, Diana
AU - Teyssier, Julien
AU - Malyonova, Arina
AU - Gavreliuc, Alin
AU - Uchida, Yukiko
AU - Serdarevich, Ursula
AU - Akotia, Charity
AU - Appoh, Lily
AU - Arevalo, Mira D. M.
AU - Baltin, Arno
AU - Denoux, Patrick
AU - Dominguez-Espinosa, Alejandra
AU - Esteves, Carla Sofia
AU - Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer
AU - Gardarsdottir, Ragna B.
AU - Igbokwe, David O.
AU - Igou, Eric R.
AU - Isik, Idil
AU - Kascakova, Natalia
AU - Kluzova-Kracmarova, Lucie
AU - Kronberger, Nicole
AU - Lee, J. Hannah
AU - Liu, Xinhui
AU - Barrientos, Pablo Eduardo
AU - Mohorić, Tamara
AU - Mustaffa, Nur Fariza
AU - Mosca, Oriana
AU - Nader, Martin
AU - Nadi, Azar
AU - van Osch, Yvette
AU - Pavlović, Zoran
AU - Polackova Solcova, Iva
AU - Rizwan, Muhammad
AU - Romashov, Vladyslav
AU - Roysamb, Espen
AU - Sargautyte, Ruta
AU - Schwarz, Beate
AU - Selecka, Lenka
AU - Selim, Heyla A.
AU - Stogianni, Maria
AU - Sun, Chien-Ru
AU - Xing, Cai
AU - Vignoles, Vivian L.
PY - 2021
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3253
AB - In this paper, we introduce the concept of 'societal emotional environment': the emotional climate of a society (operationalized as the degree to which positive and negative emotions are expressed in a society). Using data collected from 12,888 participants across 49 countries, we show how societal emotional environments vary across countries and cultural clusters, and we consider the potential importance of these differences for well-being. Multilevel analyses supported a 'double-edged sword' model of negative emotion expression, where expression of negative emotions predicted higher life satisfaction for the expresser but lower life satisfaction for society. In contrast, partial support was found for higher societal life satisfaction in positive societal emotional environments. Our study highlights the potential utility and importance of distinguishing between positive and negative emotion expression, and adopting both individual and societal perspectives in well-being research. Individual pathways to happiness may not necessarily promote the happiness of others.
PB - Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2 - Journal of Positive Psychology
T1 - Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction: A forty-nine country study
DO - 10.1080/17439760.2020.1858332
ER -
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