caa a22 4500 463217934 CHVBK 20180405153203.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10902-006-9029-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10902-006-9029-y The role of social axioms in predicting life satisfaction: a longitudinal study in Hong Kong [Elektronische Daten] [Johanna Lai, Michael Bond, Natalie Hui] Data from a 1-year, longitudinal study were utilized to explore the role of five pan-cultural beliefs about the world (social axioms) in predicting life satisfaction. It was hypothesized that higher levels of social cynicism would predict lower satisfaction with life because cynical persons set in motion a self-fulfilling prophecy of unrewarding social outcomes. The negative social feedback thus engendered results in lower levels of self-esteem, which mediates the effect of socially cynical beliefs on life satisfaction. These findings were confirmed in a longitudinal study of Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong. Their implications were explored by considering the role of beliefs about␣the world upon additional mediators of life satisfaction in different cultural settings and for engaging in therapeutic interventions with distressed clients. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2006 Hong Kong Chinese nationallicence life satisfaction nationallicence social axioms nationallicence self- esteem nationallicence Lai Johanna Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut Bond Michael Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut Hui Natalie Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut Journal of Happiness Studies Springer Netherlands 8/4(2007-12-01), 517-535 1389-4978 8:4<517 2007 8 10902 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-006-9029-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-006-9029-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lai Johanna Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bond Michael Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hui Natalie Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Happiness Studies Springer Netherlands 8/4(2007-12-01), 517-535 1389-4978 8:4<517 2007 8 10902 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer