The Ambivalent Effects of Family on Well-Being : Family Norms and Well-Being in Japan

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In modern society, the social role of the family is declining. However, what is the meaning of the family in individual well-being? Can people gain happiness from a broader range of social groups than their families? This study compared the effect of family on individual well-being in the quantitative Social Well-Being Survey in Asia with data from the qualitative Social Well-Being Interview in Asia in Japan. The quantitative survey showed that trust in the family had a strong positive effect on individual well-being. However, 40% of the respondents had lower levels of family trust and below-average well-being. Thus, the family's strong positive effect showed that it is ambivalent and divides people into happiness and unhappiness. We also conducted interviews about people's happiest and unhappiest times in their lives. Significant texts as determinants of happiness were coded and then visualized into (1) codes related to happiness, (2) codes related to unhappiness, and (3) codes related to both happiness and unhappiness. As a result, the three concepts of "parents," "business," and "children" emerged as codes related to both happiness and unhappiness. The results suggest that intergenerational mutual support norms within the family can be considered an ambivalent determinant of individual well-being.

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  • The Senshu social well-being review

    The Senshu social well-being review 8 17-31, 2021-12

    Center for Social Well-being Studies Institute for the Development of Social Intelligence Senshu University

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