Lay people expect social modernization will bring more societal well-being: the relation between expected societal development, communion, agency and subjective well-being.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies showed that lay people see modernization as a threat to social fabric because it will make people less warm and moral. The purpose of this paper is to describe lay people's understanding of the effects of different types of modernization. Specifically, we checked how social, economic, technological and conventional development are expected to influence communion, agency and well-being in the future society.

Methods

We conducted three cross-sectional studies using online surveys. Prolific participant pool users over 18 years of age that held Canadian citizenship and resided in Canada were eligible to take part in the study in exchange for financial compensation. T-tests and linear regression analyses were conducted using SPSS statistical package.

SUBMITTER: Olechowski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619630 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature