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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Cross-Cultural Validation of Fear of Happiness Scale Across 14 National Groups
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Volume 45, No. 2, Year 2014
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Description
A survey of the cultural notions related to happiness and the existing empirical evidence indicate that some individuals endorse the belief that happiness, particularly an immoderate degree of it, should be avoided. These beliefs mainly involve the general notion that happiness may lead to bad things happening. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and multilevel modeling, this study investigates the measurement invariance, cross-level isomorphism, predictive validity, and nomological network of the fear of happiness scale across 14 nations. The results show that this scale has good statistical properties at both individual and cultural levels. The findings also indicate that this scale has the potential to add to the knowledge about how people conceive of, and experience, happiness across cultures. © The Author(s) 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Joshanloo, Mohsen
New Zealand, Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Lepshokova, Zarina
Russian Federation, Moscow
Hse University
Panyusheva, Tatiana
Russian Federation, Moscow
Hse University
Natalia, Amerkhanova
Russian Federation, Moscow
Hse University
Poon, Wai Ching
Malaysia, Bandar Sunway
Monash University Malaysia
Yeung, Wai Lan Victoria
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Sundaram, Suresh
India, Chidambaram
Annamalai University
Achoui, Mustafa M.
Kuwait, Safat
Arab Open University Kuwait
Asano, Ryosuke
Japan, Nagoya
Nagoya University
Igarashi, Tasuku
Japan, Nagoya
Nagoya University
Tsukamoto, Saori
Japan, Nagoya
Nagoya University
Rizwan, Muhammad Shahid
Pakistan, Karachi
University of Karachi
Khilji, Imran Ahmed
Pakistan, Karachi
University of Karachi
Ferreira, María Cristina
Brazil, Sao Goncalo
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira
Pang, Joyce S.
Singapore, Singapore City
Nanyang Technological University
Ho, Lok Sang
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Han, Gyuseog Q.
South Korea, Gwangju
Chonnam National University
Bae, Jaechang
South Korea, Gwangju
Chonnam National University
Jiang, Dingyu
Taiwan, Min-hsiung
National Chung Cheng University
Statistics
Citations: 121
Authors: 19
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0022022113505357
ISSN:
00220221
e-ISSN:
15525422
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative