왜 어떤 사람은 여행, 등산, 스포츠 경기 등의 적극적 여가를 선호하고, 다른 사람은 TV시청, 인터넷 서핑, 모바일 게임 등의 소극적 여가를 선호하는 것일까? 본 연구는 이 질문에 한 가지 가능한 답이 사회적 배제 지각에 있을 것으로 예측하였고, 이를 검증하기 위한 두 가지 연구를 수행하였다. 연구-1은 어제 사람들로부터 존중받은 사람은 지각된 사회적 배제가 없는 집단으로, 존중받지 못한 사람은 사회적 배제가 있는 집단으로 구분한 후, 적극적/소극적 여가의도,...

Previous research on self-discrepancy has mainly focused on the discrepancy between the actual and ideal or ought state at the personal level, and how they relate to well-being with little attention to the discrepancy regarding the family and country, which may also be very relevant to one’s well-being in a more collectivistic culture. The present study examined not only the discrepancy about oneself but also...

Previous work suggests that two key predictors of success across a variety of domains are self-control and emotional well-being (EWB). In the current project, we explore the relative contributions of these two factors to success in two domains: academic and professional achievement, and interpersonal relationships. Across five studies (N = 1130, 51.06% female), we find that although both are important to success, self-control is more predictive of...

Previous research indicates that social relatedness is beneficial to physical health; however, findings on the relative strength of the relationship between these variables have been inconsistent. The present study employed cross-sectional survey (Study 1) and a daily diary survey (Study 2) to examine the link between social relatedness and physical health by age. Using a representative sample of Korean adults (N = 371) aged from...

Although a great deal of research has tested the longitudinal effects of regularly practicing gratitude, much less attention has been paid to the emotional landscape directly following engagement in gratitude exercises. In three studies, we explored the array of discrete emotions people experience after being prompted to express or recall gratitude. In Studies 1 and 2, two different gratitude exercises produced not only greater feelings...

The present study examines momentary experiences of happiness and meaning, two components of well-being, by using an experience sampling method. Participants included 603 Korean adults, who generated 24,430 responses over the course of 2–4 weeks. Results revealed that reported levels of happiness and meaning fluctuated substantially over the course of a day and that contextual factors, such as daily activities, social interaction partners, day of...

The present research examined whether happy and unhappy people perceived the value of Olympic medals (i.e., Gold, Silver, and Bronze) differently. We hypothesized that, compared to unhappy people, happy people would perceive greater value for silver and bronze medals in relation to a gold medal because happy people habitually savor even small things more than unhappy people. In support of our argument, happy relative to...

Cultural differences in the emphasis on positive and negative emotions suggest that the impact of these emotions on well-being may differ across cultural contexts. The present study utilised a momentary sampling method to capture average momentary emotional experiences. We found that for participants from cultural contexts that foster positive emotions (European Americans and Hispanic Americans), average momentary positive emotions predicted well-being better than average momentary...

정서 연구와 실용적 개입을 위해서는 다양한 정서들 간의 구분과 그 특성에 대한 체계적인 이해가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 한국 문화맥락에서 정서단어를 분석하여 한국인의 정서경험 구조를 이해하고 이를 측정할 자기보고 측정도구를 제안하였다. 정서 단어로써 원형성과 친숙성이 보고된 부정정서단어 32개와 긍정정서단어 20개를 선별하여 분석하였다. 대학생과 직장인 250명이(직장인 65.2%, 남자 45.6%) 정서 경험 보고 자료를 요인분석한 결과, 긍정정서는 ‘애정’ ‘성취’ ‘재미’ ‘평안’ ‘감동감사’의 5개 요인, 부정정서는 ‘슬픔우울’ ‘분노혐오’ ‘불안걱정’...

개인의 고유한 특질로서의 낙관성은 기존의 연구들에서 일관되게 행복 관련 변인들과 정적인 상관관계 를 맺고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 이를 바탕으로 연구자들은 낙관성을 행복의 원인 변인으로 간주해왔 지만, 행복의 긍정성이 다양한 삶의 영역들에 미치는 효과를 고려할 때, 행복이 낙관성의 원인일 가능성 도 배제할 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구는 낙관성과 행복의 인과 방향을 체계적으로 조사하기 위해 국내 최 초로 종단 자료를 이용하여 낙관성과 행복 간의 쌍방향적 관계를 탐색하였다....