ABSTRACT

We tested the generality of stress’s association with lower subjective well-being in a large-scale, representative sample. We found that stress is associated with all three major forms of subjective well-being – life satisfaction, positive feelings, and low negative feelings – around the world. However, the associations were stronger with positive and negative feelings than with life satisfaction. Prosocial behavior was related to higher life satisfaction and positive feelings around the world, and also buffered the effects of stress on positive feelings, and depending on the world region, the other two components of SWB as well. Stress was less associated with lower life satisfaction in poorer (than richer) nations, but the opposite pattern held for positive and negative affect. Thus, prosocial behavior seems to generally raise well-being and buffer against stress, while higher affluence can both dampen and amplify the associations of stress and well-being.

摘要

我们在大规模、有代表性的样本中测试了压力与较低主观幸福感之间关联的普遍性。我们发现，压力与全世界三种主要的主观幸福感——生活满意度、积极情绪和低消极情绪——相关。然而，与生活满意度相比，积极和消极情绪的关联更强。亲社会行为与世界各地更高的生活满意度和积极情绪有关，也缓冲了压力对积极情绪的影响，并且根据世界地区，SWB 的其他两个组成部分也是如此。在较贫穷（比较富裕）国家，压力与较低的生活满意度相关性较小，但正面和负面影响的模式相反。因此，