@article{KrysTeyssierEl Sayedetal.2026,
  author    = {Krys, Kuba and Teyssier, Julien and El Sayed, Valentin and Gajewska, Olga Magdalena and Kocimska-Bortnowska, Agata and Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra and Pol{\´a}čkov{\´a} Šolcov{\´a}, Iva and R{\o}ysamb, Espen and Igou, Eric Raymond and Stoyanova, Stanislava and Maricchiolo, Fridanna and Zelenski, John M. and Vauclair, Christin-Melanie and Uchida, Yukiko and Sirlop{\´u}, David and Akotia, Charity and Albert, Isabelle and Appoh, Lily and Ar{\´e}valo Mira, Douglas Marlon and Baltin, Arno and Denoux, Patrick and Espinosa, Alejandra Dom{\´i}nguez and Esteves, Carla Sofia and Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer and Gavreliuc, Alin and Boer, Diana and Kascakova, Natalia and Klůzov{\´a} Kračm{\´a}rov{\´a}, Lucie and Kostoula, Olga and Kronberger, Nicole and Kwiatkowska, Anna and Lee, Hannah and Łużniak-Piecha, Magdalena and Malyonova, Arina and Marroquin, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos and Mohorić, Tamara and Mosca, Oriana and Murdock, Elke and Mustaffa, Nur Fariza and Nader, Martin and Nadi, Azar and Okvitawanli, Ayu and van Osch, Yvette and Pavlopoulos, Vassilis and Pavlović, Zoran and Rizwan, Muhammad and Romashov, Vladyslav and Sargautytė, Rūta and Schwarz, Beate and Selim, Heyla and Serdarevich, Ursula and Stogianni, Maria and Sun, Chien-Ru and van Tilburg, Wijnand and Torres, Claudio and Vignoles, Vivian L and Xing, Cai and Li, Liman Man Wai and Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi and Bond, Michael Harris and Yeung, June Chun and Haas, Brian W. and Park, Joonha and Adamovic, Mladen and Gardarsdottir, Ragna Benedikta and Igbokwe, David and I{\c{s}}{\i}k, İdil and Bu{\'{z}}niak, Aleksandra and F{\"u}l{\"o}p, M{\´a}rta},
  title     = {Happiness Meanders: A cross-cultural dataset on happiness, emotions, and models of selfhood from 48 countries},
  journal   = {Scientific Data},
  volume    = {13},
  publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {2052-4463},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41597-026-07175-6},
  url       = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:kob7-27030},
  pages     = {1092},
  year      = {2026},
  abstract  = {This data paper presents a dataset, of 12,361 observations compiled from the Happiness Meanders project, which explores cultural variations in individual and family well-being, ideal and actual happiness, emotional experiences and expressions, and cultural models of selfhood across 48 countries. Participants were recruited through academic networks. Data were collected using standardised scales, including the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Interdependent Happiness Scale, the Cultural Models of Selfhood Scale, and the Emotional Experience and Expression inspired by Affect Valuation Index. The dataset underwent thorough technical validation, including checks for variable consistency, handling missing data, and identifying potential response biases. A filter for data quality was applied, with potentially unreliable data flagged for exclusion. This dataset offers a valuable resource for examining cultural influences on emotional dynamics (frequence of experience and expression), individual and family oriented evaluations of happiness, ideal and actual evaluation of happiness, cultural models of selfhood, and can support further research in cross-cultural psychology and related social sciences.},
  language  = {en}
}