Standing in the glory or shadow of the past self : cultures differ in how much the past self affects current subjective well-being by Kim, Young-Hoon, Cai, Huajian, Gilliland, Matthew, Chiu, Chi-yue, Xia, Stephen, Tam, Kim-Pong

“…However, positive evaluations of the past self were accompanied by higher subjective well-being only among Asian Americans. Study 2 showed that when induced to think positively (vs. negatively) of the present self, both European and Asian Americans judged their current lives more favorably. …”
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