RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS, SUBJECTIVE HAPPINESS AND LIFE SATISFACTION

Dr. Aditya Farsole , Ms. Dhyani Vashi

Life Satisfaction, Socio Economic Status, Subjective Happiness, and Young Adults

To make or to do enough is the meaning of the Latin word Satisfaction. Acceptance of one’s life circumstances, positive and negative implies a sense of contentment from the life. Every individual is in search of the ultimate feeling of satisfaction and contentment. Individuals are affected by satisfaction through different factors and each individual experiences satisfaction in their own unique way. Subjective life experiences and related factors contribute to this process. Life Satisfaction is individuals comprehensive judgement. Life Satisfaction may be affected by Socio Economic Status and Subjective Happiness. In the present study, the researcher investigated the relationship between Socio Economic Status, Subjective Happiness and Life Satisfaction. A sample of 385 Young Adults out of which 190 were males and 195 were females were collected from urban and rural areas of Surat District with an age range of 18- 25 years. The researcher used Convenience and Snowball sampling technique to collect data. The sample was administered Subjective Happiness Scale consisting of 4 item developed by (Lyubomirsky, S., & Lepper, H.S., 1999) and The Satisfaction with Life Scale developed by (Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S., 1985), Socio Economic Status detail was obtained through demographic details. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data statistically. The statistical tools used to analyse the data were the Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t- test. Data analysis indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship between Subjective Happiness and Life Satisfaction. There was a statistically significant difference between Low Socio Economic Status Individuals and High Socio Economic Status Individuals on Subjective Happiness. There was a statistically significant difference between Low Socio Economic Status Individuals and High Socio Economic Status Individuals on Life Satisfaction. Present study found relationship between all the three variables under study.

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"RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS, SUBJECTIVE HAPPINESS AND LIFE SATISFACTION", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.891-941, August-2023, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRDTH00075.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 8, August-2023

Pages : 891-941

Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_203282

Published Paper Id: IJNRDTH00075

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Research Area: Arts

Country: Surat, Gujarat, India

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