@Article{jpa.2026.076753,
AUTHOR = {Ronghua Zhang, Ying Luo, Jianwen Chen, Hechen Li, Chunmei Zhang},
TITLE = {The relationship between selflessness and subjective well-being: A life history perspective},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Psychology in Africa},
VOLUME = {},
YEAR = {},
NUMBER = {},
PAGES = {{pages}},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jpa/online/detail/27779},
ISSN = {1815-5626},
ABSTRACT = {This study examined the association between selflessness, defined as a decentered and interconnected sense of self, and subjective well-being, as well as the role of life history strategy in this relationship. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 373 Chinese undergraduates (females = 71.3%; <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 18.29 years, <i>SD</i><sub>age</sub> = 0.61 years) who completed the Selflessness Scale, Mini-K Life History Strategy Scale, and Subjective Well-Being Scale in supervised classroom sessions. Correlation and mediation analyses showed that selflessness was associated with higher subjective well-being. Life history strategy mediated the association between selflessness and subjective well-being. These findings are consistent with the Selflessness/Self-centeredness Happiness Model and with a life history perspective, suggesting that a future-oriented and regulated life history strategy may be one pathway through which selflessness is associated with higher subjective well-being. The findings also suggest that such a strategy may represent a useful target for counselling and well-being interventions among university students.well-being.},
DOI = {10.32604/jpa.2026.076753}
}