Maryam Azizi1, Fathola Mohamadian2, Mozhgan Ghajarieah3, Ashraf Direkvand-Moghadam4. 1. PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. 2. PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. 3. Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Branch of Neyriz, Fars, Iran. 4. PhD Scholar, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Happiness and exhilaration are the most essential demands of human innate psychological needs that affect both physical and mental health. AIM: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of individual factors, socioeconomic and social participation on individual happiness. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, we evaluated 15 to 54-year-old individuals to find the effects of individual factors, socioeconomic and social partnership (formal or informal) on human happiness. A random sampling method was used in the present study. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) was used. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics including; frequency, percentage, Mean±SD. Correlation coefficient, one way ANOVA and logistic regression were also used as analytical statistics. RESULTS: There was a significant relationship between gender (p=0.001, r=0.144), marital status (p=0.001, r=0.174), happy parents (p=0.001, r=0.194), educational grade (p=0.001, r=0.189), employment status (p=0.001, r=0.180), income (p=0.001, r=0.264), car ownership (p=0.001, r=0.173), informal social participation (p=0.001, r=0.3) and formal social participation (p=0.001, r=0.231) with happiness. However, the relationship between home ownership (p=0.346, r=-0.015), and happiness was not significant. CONCLUSION: It seems that good and cordial relations with others, including family, relatives and friends (informal social participation) are the main sources and the most important factors of life satisfaction and human happiness. Higher income can increase happiness by enhancing the possibility to access the needs, desires, problems solving, enhancing the social support and self esteem and opportunities to perform one's favourite activities.
INTRODUCTION: Happiness and exhilaration are the most essential demands of human innate psychological needs that affect both physical and mental health. AIM: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of individual factors, socioeconomic and social participation on individual happiness. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, we evaluated 15 to 54-year-old individuals to find the effects of individual factors, socioeconomic and social partnership (formal or informal) on human happiness. A random sampling method was used in the present study. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) was used. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics including; frequency, percentage, Mean±SD. Correlation coefficient, one way ANOVA and logistic regression were also used as analytical statistics. RESULTS: There was a significant relationship between gender (p=0.001, r=0.144), marital status (p=0.001, r=0.174), happy parents (p=0.001, r=0.194), educational grade (p=0.001, r=0.189), employment status (p=0.001, r=0.180), income (p=0.001, r=0.264), car ownership (p=0.001, r=0.173), informal social participation (p=0.001, r=0.3) and formal social participation (p=0.001, r=0.231) with happiness. However, the relationship between home ownership (p=0.346, r=-0.015), and happiness was not significant. CONCLUSION: It seems that good and cordial relations with others, including family, relatives and friends (informal social participation) are the main sources and the most important factors of life satisfaction and human happiness. Higher income can increase happiness by enhancing the possibility to access the needs, desires, problems solving, enhancing the social support and self esteem and opportunities to perform one's favourite activities.
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Enthusiasm; Happy parents; Income; Social participation
Authors: Orhan Koçak; Namık Ak; Sezer Seçkin Erdem; Mehmet Sinan; Mustafa Z Younis; Abdullah Erdoğan Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-05-31 Impact factor: 3.390