Self-centeredness and selflessness: happiness correlates and mediating psychological processes

• DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3306
• Publication Date: 2017-05-11T13:55:33Z
• Authors: Michael Dambrun
• Keywords: Jealousy; Harmony (Music); Egocentrism

The main objective of this research was to test central assumptions from the Self-centeredness/Selflessness Happiness Model. According model, while self-centered psychological functioning induces fluctuating happiness, authentic–durable happiness results selflessness. Distinct mediating processes are supposed account for these relationships: afflictive affects (e.g., anger, fear, jealousy, frustration) in case former, and both emotional stability feelings harmony latter. We tested hypotheses two studies based on heterogeneous samples citizens ( n = 547). Factor analyses revealed that self-centeredness (assessed through egocentrism materialism) selflessness self-transcendence connectedness other) were distinct constructs. Second, positively significantly related happiness. Finally, mediated relationships (study 2). On one hand, relationship between fully by affects. other feeling being partially relation