Culture and National well-being: should societies emphasize freedom or constraint?
PLoS ONE • Vol/Iss. 10(6) • Public Library of Science • • Published In • Pages: 1-14 •
By Harrington, Jesse R., Boski, Pawel, Gelfand, Michele K.
Hypothesis
Results will not change when controlling for income disparity (GINI) and cultural individualism
Note
The results do not change substantially when controlling for GINI and cultural individualism. However, one exception is happiness, “which was only marginally significant with the controls added. In addition, Corrected Akaike Information Criteria (AICc) demonstrated that the quadratic models are a better fit for the data relative to the linear models (p.7).”
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model replication and comparison | Mainly supported | Multiple p-values | Multiple F and R-squared values | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Happiness | Dependent | Health And Welfare, Leisure Time Activities, Recreation, Standard Of Living |
| Tightness/looseness | Independent | Government Regulation, Legal Norms, Norms, Social Control |
| Political Instability | Dependent | Political Behavior, Sociocultural Trends |
| Suicide Rate | Dependent | Mortality, Suicide |
| Life Expectancy | Dependent | Mortality |
| Gross Domestic Product | Dependent | Economic Planning And Development, Production And Supply |
| Income disparity (GINI) | Control | Income And Demand, Classes |
| Cultural Individualism | Control | Social Personality, Cultural Participation, Ethnopsychology |
| cardiovascular disease/diabetes mortality rate | Dependent | Morbidity, Mortality |
| Dysthymia Depression | Dependent | Drives And Emotions, Invalidism |