Agency combine characteristics that emphasise individuality and communion combine characteristics important for interpersonal relationships (Abele et. al., 2016). In various cultures agency and communion are differently emphasised which is reflected in one’s perception of self, others and subjective well-being (Ng, Ho, Wong in Smith, 2003). This research is focused on cultural diversity in relationship between agency and communion, personality and subjective well-being. German (N = 108) and Slovenian (N = 213) students took part in research. Results showed that there is no difference in agency between samples but there are differences in communion. There are also cultural differences in correlations between agency and communion with personality and subjective well-being. Agency correlates with more components of subjective well-being than communion in both samples. These differences can be explained by process of socialisation, by current circumstances in society or by consequences of sampling. For prediction of subjective well-being agency and communion and Big Five are separately important predictors.
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