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The conceptualization of happiness varies across different cultures. In Chinese culture, happiness includes oneself and hinges on others. Chinese social development has influenced psychological traditionality (PT), psychological modernity (PM), and personal happiness. Our study recruited 450 participants to examine the different happiness levels in Chinese students with diverse PT and PM. The results indicate that individuals scoring higher in PT and PM reported higher life satisfaction. Moreover, individuals scoring higher in PT reported more positive emotions, fewer negative emotions, and greater social well-being, while those scoring higher in PM reported more negative emotions and greater relationship happiness. The happiness of Chinese students comprised individual, relational, and societal levels and happiness at different levels related to Chinese PT and PM. The present study may promote cross-cultural understanding and potentially inform interventions for individual happiness within positive psychology.
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Psychological Traditionality and Modernity and Happiness: The Different Happiness Levels in Chinese Students
How to cite: Xu, E., Liao, S., Hu, P.* (2024). Psychological Traditionality and Modernity and Happiness: The Different Happiness Levels in Chinese Students. Behavioral Sciences, 14(4), 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14040304
- Article Highlights
- This study examininged the sense of happiness among Chinese individuals from a cultural perspective and revealed the relationship between Chinese psychological traditionality and modernity, as well as happiness, and examined the relations of cultural values to different levels of happiness among Chinese students.
- At the individual level of happiness, Chinese students who scored higher in both psychological traditionality and modernity reported higher life satisfaction. Chinese studemts who scored higher in psychological traditionality reported experiencing more positive emotions and fewer negative emotions.
- At the relational level of happiness, Chinese students who scored higher in psychological traditionality reported higher levels of life satisfaction within their families. Conversely, Chinese students who scored higher in psychological modernity reported having more positive relationships with others.
- At the societal level of happiness, Chinese students who scored higher in psychological traditionality reported higher levels of social well-being.
- This study introduced the concept of the 'Happiness Circle' and explores proactive intervention strategies to improve well-being.
