Research on clutter in non-clinical populations is scarce. Existing research typically examines clutter's negative effect on quality of life. Assertions from self-help books and lifestyle media that living with less clutter has beneficial health and psychological outcomes have received limited scientific attention. This study aimed to address a significant gap in the literature by exploring the associations between home self-extension variables (subjective clutter, objective clutter, home self-expression and declutter habit) and wellbeing (measured through the PERMA model).

A general population sample of 1111 adults (mostly women) participated in this cross-sectional correlational study. Correlation and regression results revealed that home self-extension variables, particularly subjective clutter and psychological home, account for substantial variance of wellbeing. The subjective-objective nature of clutter is discussed and a refined definition of clutter embracing its subjective nature is proposed. We conclude that home self-extension, and clutter in particular, are significant predictors of wellbeing.

缺乏对非临床人群的混乱研究。现有研究通常检查杂物对生活质量的负面影响。自助书籍和生活方式媒体的断言认为，生活杂乱无章对健康和心理有益，但受到的科学关注有限。这项研究旨在通过探索家庭自我延伸变量（主观混乱，客观混乱，家庭自我表达和自我养成习惯）与幸福感（通过PERMA模型进行测量）之间的关联来解决文献中的重大空白。

共有1111位成年人（主要是女性）的总体样本参与了该横断面相关研究。相关和回归结果表明，家庭自我延伸变量，尤其是主观杂乱和心理家庭，构成了幸福感的重大差异。讨论了杂波的主观-主观性质，并提出了包含杂波的主观性质的精细定义。我们得出结论，家庭自我扩展，尤其是混乱，是幸福感的重要预测指标。