A Cross-cultural Study On the Association Between Societal Conditions and the Idealization of Happiness

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dc.authorid0000-0002-9231-5100
dc.authorid0000-0003-3868-5538
dc.authorid0000-0002-9724-0603
dc.authorid0000-0003-3368-4616
dc.authorid0000-0003-3687-4490
dc.authorid0000-0001-7128-3990
dc.authorid0000-0001-6078-4490
dc.contributor.authorLou, Xiaobin
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Brian W.
dc.contributor.authorZelenski, John M.
dc.contributor.authorXing, Cai
dc.contributor.authorVignoles, Vivian L.
dc.contributor.authorVauclair, Christin-Melanie
dc.contributor.authorKrys, Kuba
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T18:55:24Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T18:55:24Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAlthough most people aspire to be happy, the extent to which people pursue or idealize experiencing high levels of happiness does differ according to sociocultural context. This study was designed to elucidate which societal and cultural indicators are the most conducive to fostering high levels of happiness idealization. To accomplish this goal, we measured levels of happiness idealization for 11,170 participants residing in 43 different countries. We utilized machine learning (random forests approach) to examine how well an array of 18 different societal and cultural-level indicators were associated with country-level happiness idealization. We found robust and consistent evidence that greater cultural religiosity was associated with reduced idealization of happiness across four different types of happiness, including life satisfaction and interdependent happiness. These findings demonstrated that how much happiness is pursued varies considerably according to sociocultural context and highlights the role of cultural religiosity in shaping how people think about high levels of happiness.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11482-025-10462-w
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11482-025-10462-w
dc.identifier.endpage1313
dc.identifier.issn1871-2584
dc.identifier.issn1871-2576
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105007319762
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1289
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10462-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/10404
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001514030700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Research in Quality of Life
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260402
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260402
dc.subjectHappiness Idealization
dc.subjectSatisfaction With Life
dc.subjectInterdependent Happiness
dc.subjectFamily Happiness
dc.subjectReligiosity
dc.subjectRandom Forests
dc.titleA Cross-cultural Study On the Association Between Societal Conditions and the Idealization of Happiness
dc.typeArticle

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