Title
Fragility of happiness beliefs across 15 national groups
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Happiness Studies
Publication Date
10-2015
Volume
Advance online publication
Issue
16
Article Number
5
First Page
1185
Last Page
1210
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Keywords
Fragility of happiness, Happiness, Well-being, Culture, Fear of happiness
Abstract
The belief that happiness is fragile—that it is fleeting and may easily turn into less favourable states—is common across individuals and cultures. However, not much is known about this belief domain and its structure and correlates. In the present study, we use multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and multilevel modelling to investigate the measurement invariance, cross-level isomorphism, predictive validity, and nomological network of the fragility of happiness scale across 15 nations. The results show that this scale has good statistical properties at both individual and cultural levels, and is associated with relevant psycho-social concepts in expected directions. The importance of the results, limitations, and potential directions for future research are discussed.
DOI
10.1007/s10902-014-9553-0
Print ISSN
13894978
E-ISSN
15737780
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Joshanloo, M., Weijers, D., Jiang, D.-Y., Han, G., Bae, J., Pang, J. S, … Natalia, A. (2015). Fragility of happiness beliefs across 15 national groups. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16(5), 1185–1210. doi: 10.1007/s10902-014-9553-0
