Abstract:
wellbeing across cultures? Association through psychological needs and materialistic values”. This investigation explored the relationship between self-worth, psychological needs, well-being and materialistic values towards students. It further aimed to explore the mediating role of psychological needs and materialistic values in the relationship between contingent self-worth and subjective well-being. Data was collected from 293 participants age ranged 18-35 years, belonged to Asian and African cultures through filling out online as well as in person survey form consisted on Contingent self-worth scale (CSW), Need to belong scale (NTB), Materialistic Values Scale (MV), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS), The Harmony in Life Scale (HLS), Measures of desire for self-verification and self-enhancement (SVSE), Positive Affect Negative Affect Experience (SPANE). Pearson Correlation and regression analysis was computed using SPSS V. 26.0. Results indicate significant relationship among study variable; contingent self-worth is significant positive relationship with subjective well-being and psychological needs. with the finding that there was a significant relationship between them and positive correlations. supporting recent research. Second objectives of the study different scores were found and last objectives was to find out mediating role of psychological needs and materialistic values related to other variables. Psychological needs were significant positive relationship between contingent self-worth and psychological needs while materialistic values findings were insignificant negative relationship between them. The final major conclusions and perhaps the most unique contributions of the study are that there is evidence that begins to suggest that self-worth leads to satisfaction with life vi and psychological needs leads to materialistic values. and self-worth is a significant predictor of both subjective well-being, psychological needs and materialistic values. A random sample of 293 participants were take a part to fill it the survey form contains 7 differ scale:
