Good for self or good for others? The well-being benefits of kindness in two cultures depend on how the kindness is framed

  Good for self or good for others? The well-being benefits of kindness in two cultures depend on how the kindness is framed    ABSTRACT In light of cultural differences in conceptions of happiness, we investigated whether members of independent (vs. interdependent) cultures would benefit from prosocial behavior when self-focus is highlighted (vs. when other-focus …

이국희, & 최인철. (2018). 일하고 놀까? 놀고 일할까?: 행복, 관계 그리고 여가 우선 선택. 여가학연구, 16, 29-53.

본 연구는 일을 여가보다 우선하는 전반적인 경향성에도 불구하고, 때에 따라 여 가를 먼저 즐길 줄 아는 사람들과 관련 있는 심리적 특성이 무엇인지를 확인하기 위해 이루어졌다. 그리고 다양한 선행연구에 기초하여 주관적 행복 수준이 여가 를 일보다 우선하는 선택과 관련이 있을 것이라고 가정하였다. 이를 확인하기 위 해 216명의 직장인들을 대상으로 얼마나 행복한지, 최근 3개월 내에 일보다 여가 …

이국희, & 최인철. (2018). 사회적 배제가 여가의 의도, 의미, 그리고 재미에 미치는 효과. 사회과학연구, 29(4), 41-59.

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 …

Kwon, Y., Choi, E., Choi, J., & Choi, I. (2018). Discrepancy Regarding Self, Family, and Country and Well-Being: The Critical Role of Self and Cultural Orientation.

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 …

Choi, I., Lim, S., Catapano, R., & Choi, J. (2018). Comparing two roads to success: Self-control predicts achievement and positive affect predicts relationships.

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 …

Choi, E., et al. (2018). Social Relatedness and Physical Health Are More Strongly Related in Older Than Younger Adults: Findings from the Korean Adult Longitudinal Study.

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 …

Layous, K., Sweeny, K., Armenta, C., Na, S., Choi, I., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). The proximal experience of gratitude. PloS one, 12(7), e0179123.

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 …

Choi, J., Catapano, R., & Choi, I. (2017). Taking stock of happiness and meaning in everyday life: An experience sampling approach. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8(6), 641-651.

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 …

Choi, J., & Choi, I. (2017). Happiness is medal-color blind: Happy people value silver and bronze medals more than unhappy people. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 68, 78-82.

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 …

최해연, & 최종안. (2016). 한국인의 정서 구조와 측정. 한국심리학회지: 사회 및 성격, 30(2), 89-114.

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’ …