There are many different factors that determine personality and development, from environment, to genetics, and of course, the culture in which someone grows up. This can vary around the world in different geological locations. It is impossible to say how much influence culture has on specific psychological development or personality. Some emotions such as happiness can be subjective and it is difficult to measure the rate of happiness when compared to a different part of the world. Many scholars point out that richer, more developed nations report higher feelings of well-being. (Eunkook M. Suh) Despite this association with income and well-being, there are other factors at play. In developed Western societies, there are more social services that could influence personal happiness within cultures. Culture plays a great effect on the growth of an individual's personality. A culture plays a significant role in the background of our personality traits. The culture you grow up in can greatly influence how you interact with your peers. It also reflects the way a person leads his life and determines the creation of his belief system. Overall, cultural factors can bring out a person's personality development due to their cultural perceptions. One way that culture influences a person's personality is how we perceive the world and how we perceive ourselves. Some culture-specific characteristics link together cultural conditions such as complexity, rigidity, individualism, and collectivism. This brings us to individualism and collectivism. Some cultures encourage individualism while other cultures encourage collectivism. In most collectivist cultures, people are interdependent within their group, whether family, tribe, or nation (Suh......middle of paper......and from impulsive to organized .Personality traits become more stable as one ages.ReferenceDiener, E., Oishi, S., & Lucas, R.E. (2003).Personality, culture, and subjective well-being: Emotional and cognitive appraisals of life, 54403-425 /annurev.psych.54.101601.145056Suh, Eunkook M., and Harry C. Triandis “Cultural Influences on Personality.” pcc.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA83789643&v=2.1&u=pcc&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=651 07304342ac02a5c46df31e52ead9c&digest=dd1c02c8314afb06a65bbb200b06ccd4&rssr =RSS. Web, April 18, 2014. Suh, E.M., & Oishi, S. (2002). Subjective well-being across cultures. Culture http://www.wwu.edu/culture/Suh_Oishi.htm.