Naslov
National pride and subjective well-being in Croatian citizens

Autori
Ferić, Ivana ; Lamza Posavec, Vesna ; Rihtar , Stanko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Quality of life studies: measures and goals for the progress of societies ; IX ISQOLS Conference - Book of Abstracts / - Firenza : München : Centro Editoriale Toscano, 2009, 218-218

Skup
IX Conference of International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies

Mjesto i datum
Firenca, Italija, 19.07.2009. - 23.07.2009

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Croatia; national pride; subjective well-being; life satisfaction; happiness

Sažetak
National pride, as a component of national identity, is reflected in a cognitively-symbolic and emotional attachment of citizens towards their country, as well as their sense of belonging to one specific national group. Pride in specific national achievements reveals not only the overall level of national pride, but also identifies the elements of society that are objects of pride in each country. Proposing that under conditions of major socio-political changes such national factors may play an important role in shaping subjective well-being, this paper investigates whether Croatian citizens who experience pride in their nation also perceive a greater sense of happiness and life-satisfaction. Data were collected through a large-scale public opinion survey, in October 2008, on a representative probabilistic sample of adult population of Croatia (N=4000). Single-question measures of "overall happiness" (Fordyce 1988) and "satisfaction with life-as-a whole" (Delhey et al. 2002) were used as indicators of subjective well-being. Degree of national pride was assessed by a 10-item scale which asked questions related to pride in achievements in 10 areas (Haller and Yuchtman-Yaar 1992). Feelings of national pride and higher valuation of country’ s specific achievements are found to be positively related with life-satisfaction and happiness. Results are further analyzed and discussed in the light of socio-political changes which have taken place in Croatia in the last two decades.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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