Cultural Differences and Values

External reference: https://openalex.org/T11454

  1. Three-dimensional psychological control scale was invariant across informants and time
    Study validates a Chinese measure of parental psychological control with three dimensions, establishing its consistency across parent and adolescent informants and over 6-month interval.
  2. Life satisfaction best matched flourishing across 22 countries
    Study of 202,898 people in 22 countries comparing three measures of subjective wellbeing and their associations with 15 life factors, revealing country-level variation.
  3. Independence norms were not globally linked to anxiety
    Study of 70 countries over 33 years reveals cultural shifts toward independence linked to higher childhood anxiety in Western nations, while religious faith emphasis correlates with lower anxiety.