Family First: Evidence of Consistency and Variation in the Value of Family Versus Personal Happiness Across 49 Different Cultures

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology • Vol/Iss. 54(3) • SAGE Publications • • Published In • Pages: 54(3) •
By Krys, Kuba , Haas, Brian W., van Osch, Yvette, Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra, Kocimska-Zych, Agata, Torres, Claudio, Selim, Heyla A., Zelenski, John M., Harris Bond, Michael, Park, Joonha, Miu-Chi Lun, Vivian, Maricchiolo, Fridanna, Vauclair, Christin-Melanie, Poláčková Šolcová, Iva, Sirlopú, David, Xing, Cai, Vignoles, Vivian L., Van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P., Teyssier, Julien, Sun, Chien-Ru, Serdarevich, Ursula, Schwarz, Beate, Sargautyte, Ruta, Røysamb, Espen, Romashov, Vladyslav, Rizwan, Muhammad, Pavlović, Zoran, Pavlopoulos, Vassilis, Okvitawanli, Ayu, Nadi, Azar, Nader, Martin, Fariza Mustaffa, Nur, Murdock, Elke, Mosca, Oriana, Mohorić, Tamara, Barrientos Marroquin, Pablo Eduardo, Malyonova, Arina, Liu, Xinhui, Xinhui , Lee, J. Hannah, Kwiatkowska, Anna, Kronberger, Nicole, Klůzová Kráčmarová, Lucie, Kascakova, Natalia, Işık, İdil, Igou, Eric R., Igbokwe, David O., Hanke-Boer, Diana, Gavreliuc, Alin, Garðarsdóttir, Ragna B., Fülöp, Marta, Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer, Esteves, Carla Sofia, Domínguez-Espinosa, Alejandra, Denoux, Patrick, Charkviani, Salome

Hypothesis

There will be a negative correlation between relational mobility and the idealization of family over personal happiness.

Note

The results were found in both scales: Independent Happiness Scale (IHS) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multivariate analysis of varianceSupportedp = .036 (for SWLS) / p = .048 (for IHS)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Relational MobilityIndependentSocial Relationships And Groups
Ideal level of Family happinessDependentFamily Relationships, Informants, Life History Materials
Ideal level of Personal happinessDependentInformants, Life History Materials