Abstract: Abstract It is common to find lists that compare countries on their levels of subjective wellbeing (SWB) or mood happiness. In compiling these lists the authors inevitably find lower SWB within Confucian influenced societies (mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Singapore) than in Australia and North America. The assumption, then, is that such differences represent valid international comparisons of life quality. The assumption is incorrect and the reason is cultural response bias. That is, people from Confucian influenced societies respond differently from Australians to self‐rated happiness scales.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-10-17
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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