Nationality, ethnicity and well-being.

Omosehin, Omolaso ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5187-091X and Smith, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028 2019. Nationality, ethnicity and well-being. Open Journal of Social Sciences 7 (5) , pp. 223-233. 10.4236/jss.2019.75011

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Abstract

Well-being has been defined as optimal functioning and experience. In order to get a balanced picture of an individual’s well-being, approaches that integrate both its positive and negative aspects have been suggested. One framework that allows for this integrated approach to well-being is the Demands-Resources Individual Effects (DRIVE) model. The current study was a cross-cultural study of 316 adults in paid employment from three distinct cultural backgrounds: White British, Ethnic Minorities (in the United Kingdom) and Nigerian. The aims of the study were to confirm the established effects of the DRIVE model and to investigate if cultural/ethnic background accounted for any differences in well-being across the three groups. The findings show that the established effects were observed in all groups. This suggests that cultural/ethnic background does not have much effect on well-being outcomes when controlling for established psychosocial predictors such as personality, job characteristics, social support and negative coping. These results support an objective well-being process rather than subjective well-being, which may be defined by a person’s culture.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	Scientific Research Publishing
ISSN:	2327-5952
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 May 2019
Date of Acceptance:	14 May 2019
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 08:28
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/122651

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