Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

Kaustubh V. Yadav ¹, Nutankumar S. Thingujam ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok,Sikkim, IN

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to examine if the hope of the engineering students is related to their self esteem, optimism, and life satisfaction. Three hundred (150 males; 150 females) students in the age group of 19 to 25 years in different engineering colleges in Pune responded to the standardized measurements of hope, self esteem, optimism, and life satisfaction. Result showed that hope was correlated positively with self esteem, optimism and life satisfaction. Besides, all the four scale were internally consistent (alpha >=, 70). It is suggested that present findings provide initial evidence for the applicability of Snyder and colleagues' two factor hope scale in Indian context.

Keywords

Hope, Self Esteem, Optimism, Life Satisfaction, Engineering Students.

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Nutankumar S. Thingujam ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, IN

Abstract

Happiness which is an important component of wellbeing is an important aspect of every individual and business students are not exception. The present study investigated if an individual's happiness is related to his/her personality patterns. One hundred and eighty nine students (males = 139; females = 50) enrolled in post graduate diploma in business courses responded to Orientation to Happiness Scale (Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005) and NEO-Five Factor Inventory (McCrae & Costa, 1992). Age of the students ranged from 20 to 35 years (M = 22.70; SD = 1.55). Results showed that certain aspects of orientation to happiness were associated with personality. Specifically, life of meaning was positively correlated with extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Life of engagement correlated negatively with neuroticism but positively with extraversion. Life of pleasure was not significantly correlated with any personality dimensions.

Keywords

Happiness, Personality, Wellbeing, Business Students.

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Sandhyarani Devi Moirangthem ¹, Nutankumar S. Thingujam ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Samdur, Tadong, Gangtok, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura, IN

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between happiness and network of social relationships. Network of relationships inventory-relationship quality version (Furman & Buhrmester, 1985) and subjective happiness scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999) was administered on 100 undergraduate college students at Gangtok, Sikkim within age range of 17 to 23 years. Pearson's correlation showed that happiness was significantly positively related with companionship, approval and satisfaction with opposite-gender best-friends, emotional support of mother, satisfaction with same-gender best-friends and siblings. However, happiness was found to be negatively correlated with criticism and pressure of girl/boy friend, criticism of mother and siblings, dominance of father, and exclusion of best friends (same/opposite gender), girl/boy friend, siblings, mother and father.

Keywords

Happiness, Network of Social Relationships, Young Adults, Subjective Well-Being.

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