Cross-cultural differences on Gunas and other well-being dimensions
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
27931898
DOI
10.1016/j.ajp.2016.09.001
PII: S1876-2018(16)30392-6
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Cross-cultural, Mental health, Rajas, Sattva, Tamas,
- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Personal Satisfaction * MeSH
- Personality physiology MeSH
- Cross-Cultural Comparison * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic ethnology MeSH
- India ethnology MeSH
- United States ethnology MeSH
Indian perspective of human nature and personality are often viewed through a trigunas perspective-Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. The current study investigated the triadic gunas and well-being dimensions across 3 nations India (n=493; 194 males and 299 females; mean age=21.73 years, SD=3.23), USA (n=302; 80 males and 222 females; mean age=22.90years, SD=2.78) and Czech Republic (n=353; 67 males and 286 females; mean age=22.29years, SD=2.29) with a total of 1148 participants. Triguna Personality (Vedic Personality inventory) and well- being dimensions measured by Mental Health Continuum- Short Form, Flourishing scale and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experiences (MHC-SF, FS and SPANE) differed across countries. Triguna were correlated with MHC-SF and its clusters, FS and SPANE. Regression analysis revealed that Trigunas accounted significantly for well-being dimensions, for instance, Sattva accounted for 48% variance in Czechs, 56% in Indians and 55% in Americans, Rajas accounted for 21% variance in Czechs, 08% in Indians and 54% in Americans and Tamas accounted for 50% variance in Czechs, 20% in Indians and 64% in Americans. The results reinforce that trigunas personality significantly predict well-being dimensions.
Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences Amity University Uttar Pradesh Noida India
Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India
Dept of Psychology Faculty of Arts Masaryk University Bruno Czech Republic
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