TY - JOUR
T1 - Thriving and Striving Around the World
T2 - A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Relationship Between Achievement Goals and Flourishing
AU - Noordzij, G.
AU - van Dam, A.
AU - Born, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/11/25
Y1 - 2024/11/25
N2 - The current study examines the relationship between achievement goals (mastery-approach, performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery-avoidance goals) and flourishing (emotional, social, and psychological well-being) in three countries with comparable human development but with different cultural values: USA, Japan, and the Netherlands. Previous research provided an indication for the relationships between achievement goals and well-being but does not allow to draw conclusions on these relationships across cultures. We used a comparable sample of adults (N = 919) of the three countries to examine differences between those countries in the relationship between achievement goals and well-being. Results showed that the relationships between mastery-approach goals and well-being were the same for the three countries while different relationships were found for performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. These findings could be partly explained by the cultural value of competitiveness and collectivism.
AB - The current study examines the relationship between achievement goals (mastery-approach, performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery-avoidance goals) and flourishing (emotional, social, and psychological well-being) in three countries with comparable human development but with different cultural values: USA, Japan, and the Netherlands. Previous research provided an indication for the relationships between achievement goals and well-being but does not allow to draw conclusions on these relationships across cultures. We used a comparable sample of adults (N = 919) of the three countries to examine differences between those countries in the relationship between achievement goals and well-being. Results showed that the relationships between mastery-approach goals and well-being were the same for the three countries while different relationships were found for performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. These findings could be partly explained by the cultural value of competitiveness and collectivism.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10902-024-00828-6
DO - 10.1007/s10902-024-00828-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85210156403
SN - 1389-4978
VL - 25
JO - Journal of Happiness Studies
JF - Journal of Happiness Studies
IS - 8
M1 - 120
ER -