A Study on Happiness and Related Factors Among Indian College Students

Chakraborty, Bidisha; Maji, Souparna; Sen, Anamika; Mallik, Isha; Baidya, Sayantan; Dwibedi, Esha

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“…[ 18 ] In research conducted among other groups of university students, time spends with family and friends had a significant impact on the happiness among Indian Universities student. [ 1 ] Further, this study results reported that the frequency of stress experienced in the past 6 months is a negative covariate of nursing students’ happiness. In the same way, another study found that a high level of perceived stress can hurt the subjective well-being of nursing students.…”

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Happiness and its determinants among nursing students

Kumar

Khakha

Joshi

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Industrial Psychiatry Journal

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Background: Being happy in life is very essential to be healthy, which is important for nursing students to grow and adapt well in their professional life. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the level of happiness and identify the determinants of happiness among nursing students. Materials and Methods: Three hundred and forty-two undergraduate nursing students College of Nursing, All India Institutes of Medicals Sciences, New Delhi, India, enrolled in the study by convenience sampling. Data were collected through demographic information sheets and oxford happiness questionnaires. Frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean happiness score of nursing students was 3.96 ± 0.59 on a scale of 6. The percentage distribution showed that 43.2% of the students responded “not particularly happy,” and 42.1% were “rather happy.” The current year of study, the number of close friends, stress experienced in the past 6 months, and engagement in physical activities contributed 53% of the variance in the happiness score of nursing students ( P < 0.001). Further, monthly family income ( P = 0.018) and choice of course ( P = 0.003) had a significant association with their happiness score. Conclusion: Nursing students had a moderate level of happiness. The study suggests that there is a need to develop strategies to enhance happiness among nursing students in alignment with the identified factors. Educators need to develop a holistic curriculum giving equal importance to academic competencies and personal flourishment.

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“…Happiness is considered to be one of the ultimate goals of life. [ 1 ] It is one of the basic psychological needs of humans. Happiness is a multidimensional construct comprising both emotional and cognitive elements.…”

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Happiness and its determinants among nursing students

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Khakha

Joshi

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Industrial Psychiatry Journal

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“…Apart from these happiness enablers, previous studies have also reported factors that act as happiness barriers for Indians such as witnessing the death of a loved one. Chakraborty et al (2019) found that academic pressure, social media usage, bad past experiences, and overthinking lowers happiness among Indian college students. Additionally, lower family income and education level (Suar et al, 2020), not meeting necessities (Biswas- Diener and Diener, 2006), loneliness and lack of social support (Srivastava and Shukla, 2018), family conflict (Sandhya, 2009), and health issues (Rajeswari et al, 2005) are some other happiness inhibiting factors.…”

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An Exploratory Study on Subjective Perceptions of Happiness From India

2022

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The present study aimed at understanding the subjective perception of happiness in a sample of Indian participants from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Using convenience sampling, individual interviews were conducted with 60 participants aged between 19 to 73 years (M Age = 40 years). This study employed reflexive thematic analysis to analyse the written transcripts. Nine themes were generated which captured the essence of happiness for Indians—Feelings and Expressions of Happiness; Human Ties and Happiness which encompassed four sub-themes—family bond, the company one keeps, the pandemic and social disengagement, and the nation, society and happiness; Satisfaction with Material Needs and Resources; Lifestyle and Health; Work and Play; Accomplishment and Appreciation; Nature Connectedness; Religious and Spiritual beliefs; and Happiness as a Personal responsibility—Role of Positive Personality Traits. These findings revealed our respondent's multidimensional conceptualization of happiness, and adds to the growing body of happiness literature from the South Asian context.

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“…With the rapid economic development and growth in Information Technology (IT) sector, the nation is on the brink of changes. This has led many researchers (Chakraborty et al, 2018;Veenhoven, 2010) trying to understand the happiness of the Indian continent.…”

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An Investigation on the Factor Structure of Hindi Version of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ)

Arunachalam

2019

Univ Psychol

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This study examines the factor structure of the Hindi version of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) (Hills & Argyle, 2002) in a sample of 1000 Indian university students. OHQ is a widely used in positive psychology research. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA)has resulted in six factors. Another study has been carried to test the results of EFA and other reported models with a sample of 800 students. Confirmatory factor analysis has resulted in the six-factor model showing a better fit against the other tested models. The study results support the multi-dimensional structure of OHQ. The factor structure of OHQ in India has some common factors and many differences when compared to the Euro-American studies.

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A Study on Happiness and Related Factors Among Indian College Students

Cited by 12 publications

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Happiness and its determinants among nursing students

Happiness and its determinants among nursing students

An Exploratory Study on Subjective Perceptions of Happiness From India

An Investigation on the Factor Structure of Hindi Version of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ)

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