Vega-Tinoco Andrea, Sánchez-García Julia, Gil-Lacruz Marta, Sierra Berdejo María José, Gil-Lacruz Ana Isabel
Department of Business Direction and Organization, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2024 Mar 7;15:1346730. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1346730. eCollection 2024.
So far, both for the general and older population, research on human values and wellbeing mainly shows correlational associations but does not inquire about the direction of this relationship. This is also true for values and civic participation. Therefore, our objective is to identify the directional association between civic participation and Schwartz values, and between values and wellbeing, among older Europeans.
A pseudo-panel was created from the cross-sectional data of the European Social Survey (ESS 2002-2018), controlling for gender, age-group, country and level of studies ( = 3926). The data analysis was performed using a cross-lagged model, applying both random-effects and fixed-effects models.
On the one hand, the relationship between participation and values is bidirectional, but the effect of civic participation on values is more significant since participating stimulates the development of certain values. On the other hand, although the relationship between values and wellbeing is also bidirectional, the effect of wellbeing on values is stronger since a given level of wellbeing favors the development of particular values.
We conclude that civic participation should be promoted within the older population since it directly increases wellbeing, and moreover reinforces those (Growth-oriented) values that positively influence the health, happiness and life satisfaction of older people.
到目前为止，对于一般人群和老年人群体，关于人类价值观与幸福的研究主要呈现出相关性关联，但并未探究这种关系的方向。价值观与公民参与的研究也是如此。因此，我们的目标是确定欧洲老年人中公民参与与施瓦茨价值观之间、价值观与幸福之间的方向性关联。
利用欧洲社会调查（ESS 2002 - 2018）的横截面数据创建了一个伪面板，控制了性别、年龄组、国家和教育水平（n = 3926）。使用交叉滞后模型进行数据分析，同时应用随机效应模型和固定效应模型。
一方面，参与和价值观之间的关系是双向的，但公民参与对价值观的影响更为显著，因为参与会促进某些价值观的发展。另一方面，虽然价值观与幸福之间的关系也是双向的，但幸福对价值观的影响更强，因为一定水平的幸福有利于特定价值观的发展。
我们得出结论认为，应该在老年人群体中促进公民参与，因为它能直接提升幸福感，而且能强化那些（以成长为导向的）对老年人的健康、幸福和生活满意度有积极影响的价值观。
