Beyond God and government: The role of personal control in supporting citizens’ well-being in the face of changing economy and rising inequality
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Nguyen, Thuy-vy
McPhetres, Jonathon
Deci, Edward L.
Abstract / Description
Based on previous theoretical models, the present research investigated three different psychological constructs (religious belief, trust in government, and the experience of personal control) as moderators of the link between country’s economic growth (i.e., Gross Domestic Product) and income inequality (i.e., Gini) on health, happiness, and life satisfaction. Using a large cross-national data set (N = 490,579), we found that personal control predicted health, happiness, and life satisfaction above and beyond reliance on God and trust in government. Religious belief predicted greater health and buffered the negative effect of income inequality on health only in wealthy economies, but yielded negative correlations with health in poor economies. The associations between personal control and trust in government with well-being outcomes were consistently positive across different levels of countries’ GDP and Gini. Further, personal control also served a compensatory function by buffering the negative effect of income inequality in wealthy economies.
Keyword(s)
personal control religion system justification self-determination well-beingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2020-06-03
Journal title
Social Psychological Bulletin
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15
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1
Article number
Article e2663
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Nguyen, T., McPhetres, J., & Deci, E. L. (2020). Beyond God and government: The role of personal control in supporting citizens’ well-being in the face of changing economy and rising inequality. Social Psychological Bulletin, 15(1), Article e2663. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.2663
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Nguyen, Thuy-vy
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Author(s) / Creator(s)McPhetres, Jonathon
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Deci, Edward L.
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Date of first publication2020-06-03
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Abstract / DescriptionBased on previous theoretical models, the present research investigated three different psychological constructs (religious belief, trust in government, and the experience of personal control) as moderators of the link between country’s economic growth (i.e., Gross Domestic Product) and income inequality (i.e., Gini) on health, happiness, and life satisfaction. Using a large cross-national data set (N = 490,579), we found that personal control predicted health, happiness, and life satisfaction above and beyond reliance on God and trust in government. Religious belief predicted greater health and buffered the negative effect of income inequality on health only in wealthy economies, but yielded negative correlations with health in poor economies. The associations between personal control and trust in government with well-being outcomes were consistently positive across different levels of countries’ GDP and Gini. Further, personal control also served a compensatory function by buffering the negative effect of income inequality in wealthy economies.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationNguyen, T., McPhetres, J., & Deci, E. L. (2020). Beyond God and government: The role of personal control in supporting citizens’ well-being in the face of changing economy and rising inequality. Social Psychological Bulletin, 15(1), Article e2663. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.2663en_US
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ISSN2569-653X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5844
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6448
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2881
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Keyword(s)personal controlen_US
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Keyword(s)religionen_US
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Keyword(s)system justificationen_US
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Keyword(s)self-determinationen_US
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Keyword(s)well-beingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleBeyond God and government: The role of personal control in supporting citizens’ well-being in the face of changing economy and rising inequalityen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Article numberArticle e2663
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Issue1
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Journal titleSocial Psychological Bulletin
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Volume15
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