TY - JOUR U1 - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel A1 - Krys, Kuba A1 - Teyssier, Julien A1 - El Sayed, Valentin A1 - Gajewska, Olga Magdalena A1 - Kocimska-Bortnowska, Agata A1 - Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra A1 - Poláčková Šolcová, Iva A1 - Røysamb, Espen A1 - Igou, Eric Raymond A1 - Stoyanova, Stanislava A1 - Maricchiolo, Fridanna A1 - Zelenski, John M. A1 - Vauclair, Christin-Melanie A1 - Uchida, Yukiko A1 - Sirlopú, David A1 - Akotia, Charity A1 - Albert, Isabelle A1 - Appoh, Lily A1 - Arévalo Mira, Douglas Marlon A1 - Baltin, Arno A1 - Denoux, Patrick A1 - Espinosa, Alejandra Domínguez A1 - Esteves, Carla Sofia A1 - Gamsakhurdia, Vladimer A1 - Gavreliuc, Alin A1 - Boer, Diana A1 - Kascakova, Natalia A1 - Klůzová Kračmárová, Lucie A1 - Kostoula, Olga A1 - Kronberger, Nicole A1 - Kwiatkowska, Anna A1 - Lee, Hannah A1 - Łużniak-Piecha, Magdalena A1 - Malyonova, Arina A1 - Marroquin, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos A1 - Mohorić, Tamara A1 - Mosca, Oriana A1 - Murdock, Elke A1 - Mustaffa, Nur Fariza A1 - Nader, Martin A1 - Nadi, Azar A1 - Okvitawanli, Ayu A1 - van Osch, Yvette A1 - Pavlopoulos, Vassilis A1 - Pavlović, Zoran A1 - Rizwan, Muhammad A1 - Romashov, Vladyslav A1 - Sargautytė, Rūta A1 - Schwarz, Beate A1 - Selim, Heyla A1 - Serdarevich, Ursula A1 - Stogianni, Maria A1 - Sun, Chien-Ru A1 - van Tilburg, Wijnand A1 - Torres, Claudio A1 - Vignoles, Vivian L A1 - Xing, Cai A1 - Li, Liman Man Wai A1 - Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi A1 - Bond, Michael Harris A1 - Yeung, June Chun A1 - Haas, Brian W. A1 - Park, Joonha A1 - Adamovic, Mladen A1 - Gardarsdottir, Ragna Benedikta A1 - Igbokwe, David A1 - Işık, İdil A1 - Buźniak, Aleksandra A1 - Fülöp, Márta T1 - Happiness Meanders: A cross-cultural dataset on happiness, emotions, and models of selfhood from 48 countries JF - Scientific Data N2 - 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. AB - 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. Y1 - 2026 SN - 2052-4463 SS - 2052-4463 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:kob7-27030 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07175-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07175-6 VL - 13 AR - 1092 S2 - 1092 SP - 7 PB - Nature Publishing Group UK CY - London ER -