Cross-cultural study of psychological well-being

- Чайка, Г.В. (orcid.org/0000-0001-7799-1314) (2020) Cross-cultural study of psychological well-being Актуальні проблеми психології: Збірник наукових праць Інституту психології імені Г.С. Костюка НАПН України. Том. ХІ: Психологія особистості. Психологічна допомога особистості, 1 (21). pp. 383-401. ISSN 2072-4772

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Abstract

The article presents the performed cross-cultural analysis of psychological well-being at it is investigated with C. Ryff’s six-factor model of psychological well-being. The model proposed by C. Ryff was developed in the Western European cultural environment, characterized by a postmodern worldview, that is, decentralization, pluralism of views, individualism, which becomes the goal of personal development. The data from literature sources (describing studies conducted in the USA, Romania, Korea, Japan, and Egypt) and the data from our own empirical study conducted in Ukraine were reviewed to answer the question of how acceptable was the proposed model in other cultures, including in Ukraine. The performed investigation show that C. Ryff’s model of psychological well-being reveals quite clearly psychological well-being of Western culture representatives, but it works worse at studies of people of traditional (or oriental) culture. Ukrainians, by their mentality, belong to Western culture. However, by comparing the results of the answers of American and Ukrainian students, we revealed some negative tendencies: Ukrainians are less satisfied with their personal growth; their autonomy can be attained by worsening relationships with loved ones and it is not always supported by well-defined, clear goals in life.

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