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Belief in a zero-sum game and subjective well-being across 35 countries
Różycka-Tran,Joanna Piotrowski,Jarosław P. Żemojtel-Piotrowska,Magdalena Jurek,Paweł Osin,Evgeny N. Adams,Byron G. Ardi,Rahkman Bălțătescu,Sergiu Bhomi,Arbinda Lal Bogomaz,Sergey A.
Różycka-Tran,Joanna
Piotrowski,Jarosław P.
Żemojtel-Piotrowska,Magdalena
Jurek,Paweł
Osin,Evgeny N.
Adams,Byron G.
Ardi,Rahkman
Bălțătescu,Sergiu
Bhomi,Arbinda Lal
Bogomaz,Sergey A.
Abstract
This article presents a short research report on the relationship between perceived antagonism in social relations measured using the Belief in a Zero-Sum Game (BZSG) scale, life satisfaction, and positive and negative affect. Given that individuals who believe that life is like a zero-sum game are likely to perceive their daily interactions with others as unfair, we expected that individuals with high BZSG experience more negative affect and fewer positive one, resulting in a lower satisfaction with life. In addition, we examined whether country-level BZSG may play a moderating role in these associations. Data were collected from student samples (N = 7146) in 35 countries. Multilevel modelling revealed that perceived social antagonism in social relations is negatively associated with satisfaction with life and that this relationship is mediated by both positive and negative affect at the individual level. The relation of individual BZSG and negative affect on satisfaction with life were weaker in societies with higher country-level BZSG, suggesting that the effects of BZSG may be less detrimental in these countries. These findings extend previous knowledge about predictors of life satisfaction and suggest that social beliefs might also be an important factor that influences subjective well-being. The contribution of the study is that the separate treatment of life satisfaction and positive and negative affect may be helpful in many research situations, particularly from a cross-cultural perspective.
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Funding Information: The work of Magdalena ?emojtel-Piotrowska and Jaros?aw Piotrowski was supported by NCN 2016/21/B/HS6/01069. The work of Evgeny Osin was supported by the Russian Academic Excellence project ?5-100?. The work of Truong Thi Khanh Ha was funded by grants 501.01-2016.02 from the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED).
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2021
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Belief in a zero-sum game, LIFE, MML, PERSONALITY, SWLS, Subjective well-being
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Różycka-Tran, J, Piotrowski, J P, Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M, Jurek, P, Osin, E N, Adams, B G, Ardi, R, Bălțătescu, S, Bhomi, A L, Bogomaz, S A, Cieciuch, J, Clinton, A, Clunie, G T, Czarna, A Z, Esteves, C S, Gouveia, V, Halik, M H J, Kachatryan, N, Kamble, S V, Kawula, A, Klicperova-Baker, M, Kospakov, A, Letovancova, E, Lun, V M-C, Cerrato, S M, Muehlbacher, S, Nikolic, M, Pankratova, A A, Park, J, Paspalanova, E, Pék, G, León, P P, Šolcová, I P, Shahbaz, W, Ha, T T K, Tiliouine, H, Hiel, A, Vauclair, C-M, Wills-Herrera, E, Włodarczyk, A, Yahiiaiev, I I & Maltby, J 2021, 'Belief in a zero-sum game and subjective well-being across 35 countries', Current Psychology, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 3575-3584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00291-0
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