[FRIAM] individualism promotes altruism?

[Pieter Steenekamp]

Does this translate to:
When I feel good about myself I find joy in helping others
When I feel grumpy I say: f$%# the world
?




On Mon, 31 May 2021 at 00:26, ⛧ glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Global variation in subjective well-being predicts seven forms of altruism
> https://psyarxiv.com/k3y7u/
>
> "Abstract
>
> The geographic prevalence of various altruistic behaviors (non-reciprocal
> acts that improve others' welfare) is non-uniformly distributed. But
> whether this reflects variation in a superordinate construct linked to
> national-level outcomes or cultural values is unknown. We compiled data on
> seven altruistic behaviors across 48-152 nations, and found evidence that
> these behaviors reflect a latent construct positively associated with
> national-level subjective well-being (SWB) and individualist values, even
> controlling for national-level wealth, health, education, and shared
> cultural history. Consistent with prior work, we found that SWB mediates
> the relationship between two objective measures of well-being (wealth and
> health) and altruism (N=130). Moreover, these indirect effects increase as
> individualist values increase within the subset of countries (N=90) with
> available data. Together, results indicate that altruism increases when
> resources and cultural values provide objective and subjective means for
> pursuing personally meaningful goals, and that altruistic behaviors may be
> enhanced by societal changes that promote well-being."
> --
> glen ⛧
>
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