ABSTRACT

The present research examines the relationship between individual differences in the extent to which people report self-affirming when faced with a threat (spontaneous self-affirmation) and well-being. Across three studies (total N = 515), spontaneous self-affirmation consistently emerged as a significant linear predictor of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being outcomes, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. A self-affirmation manipulation eliminated this association for two indices of well-being, primarily by boosting the well-being scores of those lower in spontaneous self-affirmation. Furthermore, spontaneous self-affirmation was found to partially mediate associations between socioeconomic status and well-being. These findings highlight individual differences in spontaneous self-affirmation as a potentially important contributor to well-being and suggest that consideration of spontaneous self-affirmation might further our understanding of the relationship between socioeconomic status and well-being.

摘要

本研究考察了人们在面对威胁时报告自我肯定（自发的自我肯定）的程度与幸福感之间的个体差异之间的关系。在三项研究中（总N= 515)，自发的自我肯定一直是享乐和幸福幸福结果的重要线性预测因子，无论是横截面还是纵向。自我肯定操作消除了这两个幸福指数的关联，主要是通过提高那些自发自我肯定较低的人的幸福分数。此外，发现自发的自我肯定部分地调节了社会经济地位与幸福感之间的关联。这些发现强调了自发自我肯定的个体差异是幸福感的潜在重要贡献者，并表明考虑自发的自我肯定可能会加深我们对社会经济地位与幸福感之间关系的理解。