Effects of African Chinese society and involvement on subjective well-being

In the middle of the 19th century, Chinese people concluded Family Association, Townsmen Association, Guandi Temple, and Chamber of Commerce in Africa for helping each other to survive. According to the properties, such groups were divided into Social Association or Occupational Association, while many of the functions were overlapped. In the late 20th century, new Chinese immigrants still established Townsmen Association and Chamber of Commerce which played critical roles in their life. The functions of such groups were expanded to International Non-Governmental Organization to engage in social public welfare activities in the resident countries as well as Governmental Organization with the function of "consuls" in diplomatic missions. However, Family Association was largely reduced till there was no such religious group as Guandi Temple. Instead, Political Group - Association for Peaceful Unification emerged. The organization of traditional Chinese groups could hardly be formed energetic large organizations, but they could cohere with Chinese people and help them properly survive overseas. The community leaders invited by China Government to join in the Chinese People Society workshop are studied and total 38 valid copies of questionnaires are collected. The results show 1. significant effects of Chinese society on cognition in subjective well-being, 2. remarkable effects of Chinese society on emotion in subjective well-being, 3. the best moderating effect of involvement on Chinese society promoting cognition in subjective well-being, and 4. the best moderating effect of involvement on Chinese society promoting emotion in subjective well-being.