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Value as a Moderator in Subjective Well‐Being
Author(s) -
Oishi Shigehiro,
Diener Ed,
Suh Eunkook,
Lucas Richard E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6494.00051
Subject(s) - psychology , moderation , subjective well being , life satisfaction , value (mathematics) , well being , social psychology , developmental psychology , psychological well being , happiness , statistics , mathematics , psychotherapist
We investigated individual differences in the processes of subjective well‐being (SWB). There were considerable individual differences in the domain that was most strongly associated with global life satisfaction. Individuals also differed significantly in the types of activities that they found satisfying. Moreover, these individual differences in the patterns of SWB were systematically related to value orientations. A 23‐day daily diary study revealed that intraindividual changes in satisfaction were strongly influenced by the degree of success in the domains that individuals value. The present findings highlight the meaningful individual differences in the qualitative aspects of subjective well‐being.