Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Self-concept Clarity and Subjective Well-Being: Disentangling Within- and Between-Person Associations.
Xiang, Guangcan; Teng, Zhaojun; Li, Qingqing; Chen, Hong.
Affiliation
  • Xiang G; Tian Jiabing College of Education, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002 China.
  • Teng Z; School of Psychology, Southwest University, Tiansheng Road No. 2, Chongqing, 400715 China.
  • Li Q; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715 China.
  • Chen H; School of Psychology, Southwest University, Tiansheng Road No. 2, Chongqing, 400715 China.
J Happiness Stud ; 24(4): 1439-1461, 2023.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37193058
Previous research has suggested that, among adolescents, clarity about one's self-concept is closely related to subjective well-being. However, longitudinal studies are scarce, and whether a clear self-concept is the cause or effect of subjective well-being remains unclear. This study examined the dynamic longitudinal associations between self-concept clarity and subjective well-being at the between- and within-person levels over a one-year time span among adolescents (baseline Mage = 16.01 years; 57.0% girls) from China. The data were collected in three waves (each at a six-month interval), in which adolescents reported their self-concept clarity and well-being (i.e., positive and negative affect and personal satisfaction with life). Both Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Models (RI-CLPMs) and Cross-Lagged Panel Models (CLPMs) were applied to examine the stability, cross-sectional relationships, and cross-lagged effects between adolescents' self-concept clarity and subjective well-being over time. The CLPMs provided unique support for a reciprocal relations model of self-concept clarity and subjective well-being (including both cognitive and emotional well-being) across three time points, although the results of traditional CLPM might represent an unknown blend of between- and within-person effects. However, the RI-CLPM analyses provided tentative support only for cross-sectional correlations between self-concept clarity and well-being outcomes. Our findings advance the literature by elucidating longitudinal relationships between self-concept clarity and subjective well-being in collectivist cultural contexts using CLPM and RI-CLPM.
Key words

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: J Happiness Stud Year: 2023 Document type: Article Country of publication: Netherlands

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: J Happiness Stud Year: 2023 Document type: Article Country of publication: Netherlands