An Assessment Of Happiness Among College Students

Abstract

Happiness is the form of very pleasant moods, positive emotions, optimistic and positive attitude and the overall well-being i.e., subjective, social, emotional, career and spiritual, of an individual. Happiness is Universal where every individual and every living being seek for happiness throughout our lives. The aim of the present study is to assess the level of Happiness among undergraduate college students. The Happiness Scale HS-RHMJ developed by Dr. Himanshi Rastogi and Dr. Janki Moorjani is used to collect the data. The scale consists of 62 statements measuring 5 factors of Happiness, namely: Subjective Well-Being, Social Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, Career Well-Being, Spiritual Well-Being. The study consist of  177 participants among which 102  undergraduate  boys  and 75 undergraduate girls.  The results showed that level of Happiness is greater in undergraduate boys compared to undergraduate girls. The  implication of the results is very important in educational settings. It helps in developing intervention programmes to enhance  level of happiness among students.