Abstract
The present study compares the levels of happiness and psychological well-being of Spanish and Argentine nationals residing in their countries, evaluates the incidence of sociodemographic variables, and analyzes the mediating effects of happiness on psychological well-being differences between countries. A non-probability convenience sample was used (193 Argentines and 162 Spaniards). The Subjective Happiness and Psychological Well-Being scales were applied and revealed satisfactory levels of happiness and psychological well-being. The variance’s analyses conducted indicate that the Spanish participants are happier and that the Argentines enjoy greater psychological well-being. Variance and Student’s t analyses reveal differences by sex, age, marital status, and occupation. Argentine women display more environmental mastery than men, while Spanish women have more positive relationships. In Argentina, participants who had separated from their spouses display more autonomy and personal growth than those who cohabit, whereas Spanish cohabitants show a higher perception of environmental mastery and personal growth than singles. Mediation analyses identified happiness as a mediator between the participant’s country and their psychological well-being, except in environmental mastery.
Highlights
The present study compares the levels of happiness and psychological well-being of Spanish and Argentine nationals residing in their countries, evaluates the incidence of sociodemographic variables, and analyzes the mediating effects of happiness on psychological well-being differences between countries
In Argentina, participants who had separated from their spouses display more autonomy and personal growth than those who cohabit, whereas Spanish cohabitants show a higher perception of environmental mastery and personal growth than singles
Posteriormente, Keyes, Shmotkin y Ryff (2002) han retomado y ampliado esta clasificación refiriéndose a ellas en términos de bienestar subjetivo y bienestar psicológico
Summary
Se comparan los niveles de felicidad y bienestar psicológico de españoles y argentinos residentes en sus países, se evalúa la incidencia de variables sociodemográficas y se analizan los efectos de mediación de la felicidad en las diferencias del bienestar psicológico en función del país. Y en línea con estudios previos (Carballeira Abella et al, 2015), la investigación conjunta en comparaciones del bienestar en naciones latinoamericanas y europeas llevó a plantear el propósito de indagar las variaciones de los niveles de felicidad y bienestar psicológico en muestras de Argentina y España, países con un pasado cultural común pero, a la vez, con especificidades culturales de la región a las que pertenecen. En el artículo se reporta un estudio empírico realizado con el objetivo de comparar los niveles de felicidad y bienestar psicológico de personas españolas y argentinas, residentes en sus propios países, y evaluar la incidencia de variables sociodemográficas en los mismos indicadores, así como analizar posibles efectos de mediación de la felicidad en las diferencias en bienestar psicológico entre ambos países. Tabla 1 Descriptivos de las Características Sociodemográficas de la Muestra, Según País
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