The Relationship Between Self-Construal and Fluctuating Versus Authentic-Durable Happiness

The study examined the relationship between self-construal and happiness. An independent but less bounded self is associated with authentic-durable happiness, while one engaged in egocentric cognitions correlates with fluctuating happiness. A discontinuous self correlates positively with fluctuating happiness and negatively with authentic-durable happiness. An interdependent self correlates positively with both.