Childhood predictors of balance in life: a cross-national analysis of the global flourishing study

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: April 30, 2025

Although the importance of balance has been recognized in various specific domains, from work-life to a balanced diet, there curiously little attention life overall (i.e., across all aspects living). As result, is relatively understanding its dynamics, including any childhood factors that may be associated with adulthood. To gain better such factors, we analysed cross-sectional wave 1 data on Global Flourishing Study. This five-year (minimum) panel study investigating predictors human flourishing, involving (in this first year) 202,898 participants 22 countries, and which includes item, "In general, how often are your balance?" Here looked at 13 balance, using random effects meta-analyses aggregate findings main text, focusing three research questions. First, do different child's upbringing predict adulthood?, for most impactful factor was "feel[ing] like an outsider family" when growing up (Risk Ratio = 0.90), least immigration status (0.98). Second, these associations vary by country?, effect being outsider, example, strongest Australia, weakest (not than zero) Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Turkey. Third, observed relationships robust potential unmeasured confounding, as assessed E-values, case. These results shed new light cross-cultural causal dynamics overlooked topic provide foundation further enquiry.

Language: Английский

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Sociodemographic variations of belief in life after death across 22 Countries

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: April 30, 2025

Belief in life after death is among the oldest forms of spiritual belief, found nearly every world civilization and religion. While several national surveys highlight differences afterlife beliefs across countries, none have explored sociodemographic factors associated with these beliefs. Using data from Wave 1 Global Flourishing Study (N = 202,898), weighted to be nationally representative, we estimated proportion people affirming belief an 22 countries. Primary analyses demographic variables were conducted separately by country then pooled using meta-analytic techniques. We examined variations nine characteristics: age, gender, marital status, employment education level, immigration frequency religious service attendance, affiliation, racial/ethnic identity. The overall populations believing ranged 95% Indonesia 21% Japan. Meta-analytic results indicated cross-national heterogeneity all categories, though degree variation differed. Random effects highlighted attendance as a key factor, highest observed those attending services at least once per week. These findings provide foundation for understanding population-level continued exploration their complexity different contexts.

Language: Английский

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A cross-national analysis of sociodemographic variation in suffering across 22 countries

Communications Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: April 30, 2025

Suffering has been identified as an important public health issue worthy of closer attention. This preregistered study takes initial step toward developing epidemiology suffering by exploring the distribution in 22 countries and testing for sociodemographic disparities suffering. Using nationally representative data from first wave Global Flourishing Study (N = 202,898), we estimated proportion people who endorsed some/a lot each country. Variation proportions across categories 9 characteristics (age, gender, marital status, employment years education, immigration frequency religious service attendance, affiliation, racial/ethnic identity) were separately We aggregated country-level estimates specific using random effects meta-analyses. find that country-specific populations experiencing varies considerably, ranging 0.24 (Poland) to 0.60 (Türkiye). Country-level results provide evidence cross-national heterogeneity all categories, although variation is greater some than others. Meta-analytic support differences based on education countries, with highest observed among those have separated their spouse, are either unemployed looking a job or endorse none these/other status category, completed 8 fewer education. categories. Our findings lay foundation population-level monitoring population agenda address vulnerable subpopulations.

Language: Английский

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Childhood Predictors of Dispositional Forgivingness in Adulthood: A Cross-National Analysis with 22 Countries

Applied Research in Quality of Life, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 7, 2025

Abstract A robust body of empirical evidence suggests that forgiveness others is positively related to individual wellbeing. However, less work has been done identify the factors may help children not only forgive better during childhood but also develop into adults who practice more consistently. To support a population health agenda aimed at promotion forgiveness, further research needed potential determinants forgiveness. In this preregistered study, we used first wave nationally representative data from 22 countries included in Global Flourishing Study ( N = 202,898) explore associations 13 characteristics and retrospectively assessed with dispositional forgivingness adulthood. We estimated country-level modified Poisson models which was regressed on all candidate predictors, then aggregated results for 11 predictors were common across using random effects meta-analysis. Risk ratios meta-analyses showed combination (e.g., older birth cohort, female gender), early life conditions or experiences frequent religious service attendance, health, secure family financial status), social circumstances influences when growing up higher quality maternal paternal relationships) associated likelihood Associations somewhat heterogeneous countries. Our findings suggest be important shaping adulthood provide some foci population-level interventions.

Language: Английский

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Life evaluation, life satisfaction, and happiness: assessing inter-relations and 15 childhood and demographic factors across 22 Countries in the Global Flourishing Study

Published: May 13, 2025

Despite a vast literature on subjective wellbeing (SWB), issues remain, including (a) debates around which concepts best represent it, (b) disjointed understanding of relevant factors, and (c) limited appreciation cross-national variation regarding (b). We address these using data from the Global Flourishing Study three constructs pertaining to evaluative SWB (life evaluation, life satisfaction, and, more ambiguously, happiness), examining associations with 15 childhood demographic factors in 202,898 participants 22 countries. Key findings include, for (a), satisfaction being performing construct (in correlations overall flourishing), all significantly associated (with largest employment status among self-reported health factors), patterns varying substantively across countries (suggesting general trends are not universal but differ according local socio-cultural dynamics). The advance methodological, socio-demographic, SWB.

Language: Английский

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Childhood predictors of balance in life: A cross-national analysis of the Global Flourishing Study

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 2, 2024

Psychology and related fields have historically been Western-centric, influenced especially by the ideas values of United States. Consequently, aspects life that relatively neglected in Western cultures similarly overlooked literature. This includes balance (notwithstanding select instances interest, like work-life balance). However, amidst a broader movement to redress Western-centricity academia is an emergent scholarship on this topic. paper contributes presenting most ambitious longitudinal study date balance, namely as item – “In general, how often are various your balance?” Global Flourishing Study, five-year (minimum) investigating predictors human flourishing involving (in first year) 202,898 participants from 22 countries. Specifically, looks at childhood predictors using random effects meta-analysis aggregate all findings main text, focusing three research questions. First, do different child's upbringing predict adulthood, for which impactful factor was “Feeling outsider growing up” (RR = 0.90; 95% CI [0.87,0.92]), least immigration status 0.98; [0.97, 1.00]). Second, these associations vary country, with effect being outsider, example, strongest Australia, weakest (not than zero) Türkiye, South Africa, Nigeria, Poland, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines. Third, observed relationships robust potential unmeasured confounding, assessed E-values, whole case. These results shed new light cross-cultural causal dynamics topic, provide foundation further enquiry.

Language: Английский

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Childhood and demographic predictors of life evaluation, life satisfaction, and happiness: A cross-national analysis of the Global Flourishing Study

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 30, 2024

Subjective wellbeing has increasingly attracted attention across academia and beyond (e.g., policy making). However, the research literature various shortcomings, including (1) conceptual confusion around key constructs, (2) limited fragmented understanding of contextual dynamics, (3) a lack cross-cultural consideration. This paper reports on data from an ambitious endeavour capable redressing these three issues: Global Flourishing Study (GFS), intended five-year (minimum) panel study investigating predictors human flourishing. In addressing aforementioned issues, first, GFS separate items for constructs at heart subjective that are often used interchangeably but actually distinct: life evaluation; satisfaction, happiness. Second, enables analysis association with 15 factors (eight relating to childhood, four demographic, pertaining both). Third, includes (in this first year) 202,898 participants 22 geographically culturally diverse countries. Regarding factors, all had significant outcome variables, largest variation observed being self-reported health among childhood employment status demographic factors. Significantly though, overall patterns were not uniform countries, suggesting trends inevitable or universal, contingent socio-cultural The findings provide better of, foundation future work on, conceptual, contextual, dynamics important topic.

Language: Английский

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