Cultural norm conformity shapes the structure of societies and accounts for group
differences in the psychological functioning of individuals across cultures. This study …

This contribution to the collection of articles on “African Cultural Models” considers the topic
of well-being. Reflecting modern individualist selfways of North American and European …

Well-being as a subject is often looked at from a Western perspective, including definitions
and measurements. This, however, ignores the sociocultural characteristics of individuals or …

Culture is one of the most fundamental determinants of a person's personality or
motivational drives. Culture infuses personalities at both collective and individual levels and …

There is cognizance that contextual factors may influence the manifestation of psychological
functioning, well-being and satisfaction with life (Christopher, 1999; Diener & Diener, 1995; …

There is a plethora of literature that attests to the important implication of cultural orientation
for many spheres of human existence. In previous research the individualism-collectivism …

The point of departure of this paper is the recently emphasised distinction between
psychological theories of happiness, on the one hand, and normative theories of well-being …

Subjective well-being has been studied by social scientists for decades mostly in developed
countries. Little is known about determinants of subjective well-being in developing …

Despite the rising global interest in well-being and its various dimensions, research in this
area has been criticized for its Western-centric conceptual and geographical emphasis. In …

Abstract Five years after South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, life satisfaction and
happiness still reflect societal divides sowed by apartheid social engineering. The paper …