国家差异主观幸福感：外向性和神经质的互动效应外文翻译.docVIP

外文翻译 原文 Cities and Competitiveness Material Source :China journal net Autther: MICHAEL LYNN and PIERS STEEL ABSTRACT. Extraversion and neuroticism interact to a?ect subjective well-being(SWB)at the individual level of analysis,so that introverted neurotics tend to be particularly miserable.The goal of this study is to determine if this interaction can also be detected at a national level.Findings based on data from 30 countries confirmed that the interaction between extraversion and neuroticism was an extremely strong predictor of satisfaction with life and a?Neuroticism lowered satisfaction with life and a?ect among all nations,but more so among introverted nations than among extraverted ones.These findings further confirm that personality traits can be used to extend our understanding of national di?erences regarding SWB.They also further validate national SWB scores,as they relate to personality in a complex but the oretically meaningful manner. KEY WORDS:extraversion,interaction,nations,neuroticism,personality,swb INTRODUCTION Almost by definition,people everywhere strive for happiness populations of some nations are less successful than others inachieving these desired states.For example,the percentage of those claiming to be happy ranges from a low of 44 in Moldova to a high of 97 in Iceland,while the percentage of those claiming to be satisfied with their lives ranges from a low of 20 in Ukraine to a high of 92 in the Netherlands(Inglehart and Klingemann,2000).Although the validity of these subjective measures as well as their comparability across nations has been questioned,the available evidence suggests that the measures are reasonably valid and comparable(see Diener et al.,1995b;Veenhoven,2000a).Thus,variations in national subjective well-being(SWB)appear to be both sizable and meaningful. Recently,psychologists have begun to study the correlates/determinants of these national differences.Some researchers have examined the impact on national SWB of ec