Cross-cultural Comparison of Subjective Well-being (SWB) Predictors Among the Elderly: The Difference Between China and the Other Western Countries

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10.2991/assehr.k.220105.017How to use a DOI?

Keywords

subjective well-being; the elderly; collectivism; individualism

Abstract

The current study has investigated the similarities and differences in the predictive effects of subjective well-being (SWB) predictors among the elderly in a range of countries, specifically between China and western countries. The results from a total of 12 studies across more than 20 countries have been compared. Among self-related predictors, the predictive effects of gender, educational level, status of employment, and personality vary across cultures, while age, objective health, and income level do not; among others-related predictors, social support and marital status vary across cultures; among environment-related predictors, household varies across cultures. The difference between collectivist and individualist cultures could reasonably explain all differences across cultures to a certain degree. Future investigations should employ a statistical method for comparison and explore the reasons of the cross-cultural differences in-depth.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - YuXuan Zhang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - Cross-cultural Comparison of Subjective Well-being (SWB) Predictors Among the Elderly: The Difference Between China and the Other Western Countries
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 80
EP  - 84
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.017
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.017
ID  - Zhang2022
ER  -