The influence of fear of happiness beliefs on responses to the satisfaction with life scale |
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Authors: | Mohsen Joshanloo |
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Institution: | Victoria University of Wellington & Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | General life satisfaction scales are widely used to examine the degree to which people are satisfied with their lives. Previous research indicates that part of the variability in life satisfaction scores does not genuinely reflect individuals’ life conditions, and that there are factors biasing people’s responses to these scales. The present study provided initial evidence showing that the fear of happiness (a belief that happiness may have negative consequences) influenced people’s responses to the items of a life satisfaction scale in an Iranian university student sample. Implications of the results are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Fear of happiness Satisfaction with life Cultural beliefs |
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