Change in Maslow’s hierarchy of basic needsevidence from the study of well-being in Mexico

  1. Méndez, Alfonso 1
  2. Rojas, Mariano 2
  1. 1 Universidad Latina de México (ULM), Celaya Guanajuato (México)
  2. 2 Tecnológico Nacional de México, (TecNM), México (México)
Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Año de publicación: 2024

Título del ejemplar: october - december

Volumen: 40

Número: 3

Páginas: 458-465

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.511101 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDIGITUM editor

Otras publicaciones en: Anales de psicología

Resumen

Maslow's pyramid is a symbol that has endured in the image of psychologists, scientists, businessmen and politicians around the world; its premise expresses a hierarchy of needs, but sometimes this idea is confused with sequentiality and ascendancy of satisfaction that begins with physiological needs and ends with self-actualization. This article examines empirically the hierarchy of basic needs from the perspective of subjective well-being in Mexico. The analyzes are carried out with a sample of 38,560 cases from the Mexican population, using a stepwise forward multiple linear regression model. The main finding is that the needs for love and belonging are the ones that explain satisfaction with life to a greater degree, the hierarchy proposed by Maslow changes insofar as its importance for subjective well-being. The relevance of belonging needs as explanatory factor of well-being in Mexico is discussed.

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